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Chapter 2. Configuring your server 15
5. Select Save Settings and Press Enter.
— Fast Power On Self Test
You can select Auto to speed up the system POST process by bypassing
some testing procedures.
— Power On Logos
Select Enabled to display the IBM logo during POST.
— Keyboard NumLock State
Select Enabled to activate the keyboard numbers lock upon startup.
— Memory Test
This item is set to Enabled. You cannot alter this setting.
— Configuration Table
Select Enabled to display the preboot system configuration table.
• Date and Time
Select this choice to set the system date and time. The system time is in a 24-
hour format (hour:minute:second).
• System Security
Select this choice to set an administrator password or a user password. This
choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
You can set the server to prompt you for an administrator password or user
password at startup. You can also set the security on diskette and hard disk
drives to protect your data from tampering.
Select Administrator Password to set or change an administrator password.
Attention: If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot be
overridden or removed. You must replace the system board.
The administrator password provides access to all choices on the
Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. You can set, change, or delete both the
administrator and user passwords and enable a user to change the user
password.
You must set an administrator password to set a user password. A user password
grants a user access to the server for use but denies the user access to
configuration settings.
You must set a user password to set a Password on Boot. If this setting is
enabled, the server will require a password at startup.
If you set an administrator password and a user password, you can set you
diskette drive and hard disk drive security settings to prevent tampering with
important data. You can set Floppy Drive and Hard Disk Drive security settings
to Normal, Write Protect All Sectors, and Write Protect Boot Sectors.
• Advanced Setup
Select this choice to change the values for advanced hardware features, such as
PCI configuration and Plug and Play operating-system settings.
A 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.
• Power Management
Select this choice to enable or disable system power settings.
The following choices are available in this menu item:
— APM BIOS Mode