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NEC 140He User Manual

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The maintenance partition, once created, will not be recreated again.

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When the maintenance partition does not exist, some menu items do not appear.

– Create Maintenance Partition

EXPRESSBUILDER creates about 55 MB of the maintenance partition on the system disk (or disk array
system) as work area. The various utilities are installed when the maintenance partition is created
successfully or when the maintenance partition is already created.

– Install Maintenance Partition Utilities

Various utilities are installed in the maintenance partition from the CD-ROM.

– Maintenance Partition Update

Various utilities are copied in the Maintenance Partition from the update disk. This menu is only used
when the update disk is supplied from your service representative or attached with your system.

– FDISK

Execute FDISK command of ROM-DOS system. You can create/delete partitions, etc.

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BIOS/FW/etc. Update

This menu allows you to update software modules such as BIOS and firmware of the server by using the
update disk (3.5-inch floppy disk) that is distributed from our customer service representative.

After rebooting the system, an update program is started automatically from the floppy disk, and the various
BIOS and firmware programs are updated.

IMPORTANT: Do not turn off the server while the update program is running. If the
update processing is discontinued, the system becomes unable to start.

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System Management

The parameters of BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) are set for remote control and alert.

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Help

Displays explanations about various functions of EXPRESSBUILDER.

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Return to the Top Menu

Choosing this menu returns to the Top Menu.