BIOS Setup

Use this window to assign values to BIOS Setup fields. 

System Tree Selection Tab Subtab User Privileges
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BIOS Setup BIOS A A

U=User; P=Power User; A=Administrator; NA=Not Applicable. For more details on user privilege levels, see "Privilege Levels in the Server Administrator GUI."

BIOS Settings

When you power on your system, the system performs checks before it loads the operating system. BIOS settings allow you to control which devices must be located during a system boot, and which devices are enabled or disabled. Disabling devices that you do not plan to use can save time during the boot process.

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Numlock On Allows the keypad to be used as number keys at boot time.
Off Allows the keypad to be used as arrow keys at boot time.
 
Diskette Off Disables the diskette drive during system boot.
Auto Auto-enables the diskette drive during system boot.
Write Protect Does not allow writes during system boot. Makes the diskette drive read-only during system boot.
 
NIC Disabled Tells the BIOS to disable the NIC during system boot.
  Enabled Enables the NIC during system boot.
Enabled Without PXE Enables the NIC during system boot, but without PXE.
Mouse On Tells the BIOS to enable the mouse during system boot.
Off Tells the BIOS to disable the mouse during system boot.
USB Enabled Tells the BIOS to enable the universal serial bus (USB) during system boot. 
  Disabled Disables the USB during system boot.
Enabled with BIOS support Enables the USB during system boot with BIOS support.
IDE Auto Tells the BIOS to enable the integrated device electronics (IDE) drive during system boot.
  Off Tells the BIOS to disable the IDE drive during system boot.
Onboard RAID RAID Tells the BIOS to detect this device as a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) device. 
  Off Tells the BIOS to disable onboard RAID during system boot.
SCSI Tells the BIOS to detect this device as a small computer system interface (SCSI) during system boot.
ROMB Channel A RAID Whether the ROMB on channel A is set to type RAID.
ROMB Channel B RAID Whether the ROMB on channel B is set to type RAID.
Primary SCSI On Tells the BIOS to enable the primary SCSI device during system boot.
  Off Tells the BIOS to disable the primary SCSI device during system boot.
Secondary SCSI On Tells the BIOS to enable the secondary SCSI device during system boot.
  Off Tells the BIOS to disable the secondary SCSI device during system boot.
Boot Sequence The boot sequence tells the BIOS which device is used to boot the system, and the order in which the boot routine is to check each device.
Diskette First Begin the boot sequence with the diskette drive.
Hard Disk Only Begin the boot sequence with the hard drive.
Device List Begin the boot sequence with the device list.

NOTE: Setting the boot sequence to Device List results in the following boot sequence: diskette, IDE CD drive, hard drive, option ROMs (if the devices are available).

CDROM First Begin the boot sequence with the CD drive.
 
Parallel Port Off Tells the BIOS to disable the device.
  LPT1 Tells the BIOS to find the device on LPT1.
LPT2 Tells the BIOS to find the device on LPT2.
LPT3 Tells the BIOS to find the device on LPT3.
Serial Port 1 Off Tells the BIOS to disable the device.
  Auto Tells the BIOS to automap the device to a COM port.
COM 1 Tells the BIOS to map the device to COM port 1.
COM 3 Tells the BIOS to map the device to COM port 3.
Serial Port 2 Off Tells the BIOS to disable the device.
  Auto Tells the BIOS to automap the device to a COM port.
COM 2 Tells the BIOS to map the device to COM port 2.
COM 4 Tells the BIOS to map the device to COM port 4.
Speaker

On

Tells the BIOS to enable the speaker during system boot.
Off Tells the BIOS to disable the speaker during system boot.
Parallel Mode AT Enable parallel port mode AT.

PS/2

Enable parallel port mode PS/2.
 
RAID Channel A: RAID Set ROMB on channel A to RAID.
SCSI Set ROMB on channel A to SCSI.
RAID Channel B: RAID Set ROMB on channel B to RAID.
SCSI Set ROMB on channel B to SCSI.
Bezel Intrusion On Enables bezel intrusion warning during system boot.
Off Disables bezel intrusion warning during system boot.

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