IBM 867413x - Eserver xSeries 330 8674 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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– The default setting is Enable for all the controllers. If you select Disable, thesystem will not configure the disabled device and the operating system willnot see the device. (This is equivalent to unplugging the device.)– If the on-board SCSI controller is disabled and no other storage device isinstalled, operating system startup cannot occur.Select System Service Processor Settings to view the interrupt-request setting(IRQ) used by the Advanced System Management Processor (system serviceprocessor). You can then use the arrow keys to select a new IRQ setting for theAdvanced System Management Processor from the list of available choices.v Date and TimeSelect this choice to set the system date and time and to change the system timesent to the Advanced System Management Processor (service processor) whenthe server/workstation is started. This choice appears only on the fullConfiguration/Setup Utility main menu.The system time is in a 24-hour format: hour:minute:second.You can set a time delta to be added or subtracted from the system time that issent to the service processor (Advanced System Management Processor) eachtime the server/workstation is started. Use the number keys to enter the hoursand minutes and + or − to add or subtract from the system time. If you wantthe system clock time to be the same as the Advanced System ManagementProcessor clock time, leave the value set at its default of 0.v System SecuritySelect this choice to set passwords or a system owner’s name. This choiceappears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.You can implement two levels of password protection:– Power-on PasswordSelect this choice to set or change a power-on password. See “Usingpasswords” on page 31 for more information.– Administrator PasswordSelect this choice to set or change an administrator password.Attention: If an administrator password is set and then forgotten, it cannot beoverridden or removed. You must replace the system board.The administrator password provides access to all choices on theConfiguration/Setup Utility main menu. You can set, change, or delete boththe administrator and power-on passwords, and allow a power-on passwordto be changed by the user.See“Using passwords” on page 31 for more information.v Start OptionsSelect this choice to view or change the start options. This choice appears onlyon the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Start options take effectwhen you start the server/workstation.You can select keyboard operating characteristics, such as the keyboard speed.You also can specify whether the keyboard number lock starts on or off. Youalso can enable the server/workstation to run without a diskette drive, monitor,or keyboard.The server/workstation uses a startup sequence to determine the device fromwhich the operating system loads. For example, you can define a startupsequence that checks for a startable diskette in the diskette drive, then checksthe hard disk drive in bay 1, and then checks a network adapter.Configuration 29