Dell PowerEdge 6350 User Manual

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Using the System Setup Program 4-7'LVNHWWH )LUVWSelecting Diskette First causes the system to try booting from drive A first. If thesystem finds a diskette that is not bootable in the drive or finds a problem withthe drive itself, it displays an error message. If it does not find a diskette in thedrive, the system tries to boot from the CD-ROM, then from the hard-disk drive(drive 0), and finally from the Plug and Play network adapters.+DUG 'LVN 2QO\Selecting Hard Disk Only causes the system to attempt to boot first from thehard-disk drive and then from the Plug and Play network adapters in the orderfound.6FDQ6HTXHQFHThis option determines the order in which PCI devices are scanned by the system,and it allows you to select the built-in SCSI controller or an optional PCI expansion-card SCSI controller as the boot device. The options are:á Embedded Devices Firstá Slots First (High/Low) (the default)á Slots First (Low/High)When the internal SCSI drives are connected to a SCSI controller on the systemboard, select Embedded Devices First to boot from these drives.When the internal SCSI drives are connected to a PCI RAID controller, select SlotsFirst to boot from these drives. If the PCI RAID controller is in Slot 7, selectHigh/Low. If the controller is in Slot 0, select Low/High.6\VWHP3DVVZRUGSystem Password displays the current status of your system’s password securityfeature and allows you to assign and verify a new password. No one can assign a newpassword unless the current status is Not Enabled, which is displayed in brightcharacters.The settings for the System Password are:á Not Enabled (the default)á Enabledá Disabled by Jumper (jumper removed)NOTE: Read “Using the System Password Feature” found later in this chapter forinstructions on assigning a system password and using or changing an existingsystem password. See “Disabling a Forgotten Password” found later in this chapterfor instructions on disabling a forgotten system password.