IBM xSeries 235 User Manual
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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
your
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
issue
error
messages
when
it
is
run
without
a
diskette
drive,
monitor,
or
keyboard.
The
server
uses
a
startup
sequence
to
determine
the
device
from
which
the
operating
system
is
loaded.
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
0,
and
then
checks
a
network
adapter.
If
your
server
contains
Wake
on
LAN
hardware
and
software
and
your
operating
system
supports
Wake
on
LAN
functions,
you
can
also
define
a
startup
sequence
for
the
Wake
on
LAN
functions.
If
the
Boot
Fail
Count
choice
is
enabled,
you
can
restore
the
BIOS
system
defaults
after
three
consecutive
boot
failures.
If
this
choice
is
disabled,
the
BIOS
system
defaults
can
be
loaded
only
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu.
You
also
can
select
whether
the
integrated
SCSI
controller
with
RAID
capabilities
or
a
PCI
SCSI
adapter
is
given
boot
precedence.
Select
Planar
SCSI
to
give
the
integrated
SCSI
controller
with
RAID
capabilities
boot
precedence.
If
a
PCI
SCSI
adapter
is
to
be
given
boot
precedence,
select
the
slot
number
where
this
adapter
is
installed.
You
can
enable
a
virus-detection
test
that
checks
for
changes
in
the
master
boot
record
at
startup.
v
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.
–
System
Partition
Visibility
Select
this
choice
to
indicate
whether
the
System
Partition
is
visible.
To
make
the
System
Partition
visible,
set
this
choice
to
Visible.
To
make
the
System
Partition
invisible,
set
this
choice
to
Hidden.
See
for
additional
information
about
the
System
Partition.
–
Memory
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
manually
enable
a
pair
of
memory
connectors.
If
a
memory
error
is
detected
during
POST
or
memory
configuration,
the
server
will
automatically
disable
the
failing
pair
of
memory
connectors
and
continue
operating
with
reduced
memory
capacity.
If
this
occurs,
you
must
manually
enable
the
set
of
memory
connectors
after
the
problem
is
corrected.
Select
Memory
Settings
from
the
Advanced
Setup
menu,
and
use
the
arrow
keys
to
highlight
the
pair
of
memory
connectors
that
you
want
to
enable;
then,
use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
Enable.
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IBM
xSeries
235
Type
8671:
User’s
Guide