IBM-AUSTRIA - PC-HW-Support    30 Aug 1999

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility Main Menu (Netfinity 7000-M10 - Type 8680)

To change configuration settings:

1.  Use the Up Arrow (  ) or Down Arrow (  ) key to highlight the menu item for  the configuration setting that you want to change, then, press Enter.
2.  Use the Up Arrow (  ) or Down Arrow (  ) key to choose the appropriate setting  for the selected menu item, then, press Enter.
3.  Repeat step 1 through step 2 for each setting that you want to change.  Press Esc to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
4.  After making changes, you can select:
   •  Save Settings to save the selected changes.
   •  Restore Settings to delete the changes and restore the previous settings.
   •  Load Default Settings to cancel the changes and restore the factory settings.

   Note: The Configuration/Setup Utility main menu selections do not save settings,  restore settings, or load default settings for the PCI Slot/Device Information choice.  To save settings, or restore settings for the PCI Slot/Device Information choice,  you must use the menu selections available from the PCI Slot/Device Information choice.

5.  To exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select Exit Setup.
    If you made any changes and did not save them with the Save Settings choice, the system prompts  you to save or discard the changes when you attempt to exit from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

System Summary: Select this choice to display configuration information, including the type and speed of the microprocessors and amount of memory.

Changes that you make to configuration settings appear on this summary screen. You cannot edit the fields.

The System Summary choice appears on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu and on the limited Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

System Information: Select this choice to display information about the Netfinity 7000 M10.
Changes that you make on other menus might appear on this summary screen. You cannot edit any fields. The System Information choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup  Utility main menu.

Product Data: Select this choice to view system information, such as the machine type and model, the system serial number, and the revision level or issue date of the BIOS stored on the flash electronically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM).

System Card Data: Select this choice to view vital product data (VPD) for some server components.

Devices and I/O Ports: Software recognizes ports through their port assignments.
Each port must have a unique port assignment. The Configuration/Setup Utility program normally handles this, but you might have special hardware or software that requires you to change these assignments.

Select the Devices and I/O Ports choice to view or change the assignments for devices and input/output ports.

You can add serial ports by installing a serial adapter in an expansion slot. See the documentation that comes with the serial adapter for information about port assignments.

You can configure the parallel port as bidirectional, that is, so that data can be both read from and written to a device.
In bidirectional mode, the server supports Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP).

To display or change the assignments for devices, the serial ports, or parallel port:

1.  Select Devices and I/O Ports.
2.  Select a device or port, use the Left Arrow (<) or Right Arrow (>) key to  advance through the settings.

    The Devices and I/O Ports choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

1.  When you configure the parallel port as bidirectional, use an IEEE 1284-compliant cable.
    The maximum length of the cable must not exceed 3 meters (9.8 feet).
2.  The universal serial bus (USB) is configured automatically.
3.  If you install a USB keyboard that has a mouse port, the USB keyboard emulates a mouse and  you will not be able to disable the mouse settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility program.

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