User`s guide

Using the System Setup Utility (SSU)
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The baseboard comes with a.CFG file describing the characteristics ofthe board andthe
system resources it requires. The configuration registers on PCI and ISA Plug and Play
add-in boards containthe same type of information in a .CFG file. Some ISAboards also
come with a .CFG file.
The SSU uses the information provided by .CFG files, configuration registers, flash
memory, and the information thatyou enter, to specify a system configuration. The SSU
then writes the configuration information to flash memory.
The SSU stores configuration valuesin flashmemory.These valuestake effect when you
boot the server. POST checksthe values againstthe actual hardware configuration; ifthe
values do not agree, POST generates an error message. You must then run the SSU to
specify the correct configuration before the server boots.
The SSU always includes achecksum withthe configurationdata so the BIOS candetect
any potential data corruption before the actual hardware configuration takes place.
What You Need to Do Before Running the SSU
YoucanruntheSSUdirectlyfromtheconfiguration softwareCDafteryouhaveinstalled
a CD-ROM drive, or from a set of DOS diskettes.
If you chooseto runthe SSUfromDOS diskettes, youmust copy theSSUfromthe CDto
the diskettes and follow the instructions in the included README.TXT file to prepare the
diskettes.
If your diskette drive is disabled or improperly configured, you must use the
flash-resident Setup utility to enable it so you can use the SSU. If necessary, you can
disable the drive afterexiting theSSU. Informationenteredusing theSSU overridesany
entered using Setup.