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Chapter 2
BIOS Setup Utility
This section describes the ROM-resident Setup utility that provides the means to configure the platform.
The BIOS Setup utility is part of the system BIOS and allows limited control over on-board resources.
The System Setup Utility must be used for configuring the on-board devices and add-in cards.
The user can disable embedded PCI devices through the setup menus. When these devices are disabled
through setup, their resources are freed.
The following embedded devices can be disabled through setup menus, making them invisible to a
plug-and-play operating system that scans the PCI bus:
T
Embedded SCSI
T
Embedded video
T
Each embedded NIC(2)
T
ICH3 USB Controller
NOTE:
The BIOS options described in this section may or may not be present in pre-production versions
of the system BIOS. This section describes the BIOS utility as it is planned to be at production and is
subject to change. Option locations in a given menu of the BIOS setup utility as described in this section
may be different from those observed on any one pre-production version if the system BIOS.
Setup Utility Operation
The ROM-resident BIOS Setup utility is only used to configure on-board devices. The System Setup Utility
is required to configure added PCI cards.
The BIOS Setup utility screen is divided into four functional areas. The following table will describe each
areas:
Setup Utility Screen
Functional Area
Description
Keyboard Command Bar Located at the bottom of the screen or as part of the help
screen. This bar displays the keyboard commands supported
by the Setup Utility.
Menu Selection Bar
Located at the top of the screen. Displays the various major
menu selections available to the user. The server Setup utility
major menus are: Main Menu, Advanced Menu, Security
Menu, Server Menu, Boot Menu, and the Exit Menu.
Options Menu
Each Option Menu occupies the left and center sections of
the screen. Each menu contains a set of features. Selecting
certain features within a major Option Menu drops you into
sub-menus.
Item Specific Help Screen Located at the right side of the screen is an item-specific Help
screen.
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Summary of Contents for Altos R700 Series
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