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Chapter 3
3. Configuring Software and Utilities
This chapter describes the Power-On Self Test (POST) and system configuration utilities.
Table 3-1 briefly describes the utilities and refers to the page where the information can
be found.
Table 3-1 Configuration Utilities
Utility Description and brief procedure Page
BIOS Setup If the system does not have a diskette drive, or the drive
is disabled or misconfigured, use Setup to enable it.
Or, you can move the CMOS jumper on the system
board from the default setting (Protect CMOS memory)
to the Clear setting; this will allow most system
configurations to boot. For the procedure to do this, see
the 1450 Server Maintenance Guide.
“Using BIOS Setup” on
page 38
Changing Boot
Device Priority
Use to change the boot device priority temporarily or
permanently.
“Changing the Boot
Device Priority
Temporarily” on
page 63
SCSISelect
Utility
Use to configure the SCSI controllers in the system. “Running the
SCSISelect Utility” on
page 64
Adaptec SCSI
Utility
Use to configure or view the settings of the SCSI host
adapters and onboard SCSI devices in the system.
“Configuring the
Adaptec AIC-7880 SCSI
Adapter” on page 66