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IBM xSeries 330 User Manual

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Hardware Maintenance Manual: xSeries 330

the administrator and power-on passwords, and allow a power-on password
to be changed by the user.

See“Using passwords” on page 34 for more information.

Start Options

Select this choice to view or change the start options. This choice appears only on
the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Start options take effect when
you start the server.

You can select keyboard operating characteristics, such as the keyboard speed.
You also can specify whether the keyboard number lock starts on or off. You also
can enable the server to run without a diskette drive, monitor, or keyboard.

Note:

To determine if you should configure your server to operate without a
keyboard see Table 16 on page 73.

The server uses a startup sequence to determine the device from which the
operating system loads. For example, you can define a startup sequence that
checks for a startable diskette in the diskette drive, then checks the hard disk
drive in bay 1, and then checks a network adapter.

If the Boot Fail Count choice is enabled, you must restart the system three times
to restore the system BIOS default settings. If this choice is disabled, the system
BIOS defaults can only be restored from the Configuration/Setup Utility main
menu.

You can enable a virus-detection test that checks for changes in the master boot
record at startup.

Advanced Setup

Select this choice to change values for advanced hardware features, such as cache
control, and PCI configuration. This choice appears only on the full
Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

A warning message appears above the choices on this menu to alert you that the
system might malfunction if these options are configured incorrectly. Follow the
instructions on the screen carefully.

Processor Serial Number Access

Select this choice to identify if the microprocessor serial number in the
microprocessor is readable.

System Partition Visibility

Select this choice to identify if the System Partition is visible. To make the
System Partition visible, set this value to Visible. To make the System
Partition invisible, set this value to Hidden.

Core Chipset Control

Select this choice to modify settings that control features of the core chip set
on the system board.