NEC Express5800/R310e-E4 User Manual

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1. Turning on the ServerExpress5800/R310e-E4, R320e-E4, R320e-M4, R310f-E4, R320f-E4, R320f-M4 User's Guide66Chapter 3 Setup1.1 POSTPower-On Self Test (POST) is a self-test feature stored on the motherboard of the server. When you power onthe server, POST will start automatically to check the CPU/IO board, DIMM, processor (CPU), and otherdevices. POST also displays startup messages for various utilities.Usually, you do not need to check the POST message, but you should check messages when: You install a new server. You suspect a failure. An error message appears.1.1.1 POST process1. When you power on the server, it starts from the primary CPU/IO module. Then, POST begins, andmessages are displayed on the display to notify of initialization of the memory, PCI device, and so on.After the initialization messages, the logo appears on the display.Note ・Keyboard becomes operable after the logo appears.・While the initialization messages are appearing, they may disappear on the screen (blackscreen) a moment but there is no problem.・Depending on the setting of BIOS setup utility (SETUP), the logo or initialization messagedoes not appear.If Enabled is specified for Password On Boot in Security menu of SETUP, you will be prompted toenter password after the logo is displayed. If you enter the incorrect password three timesconsecutively, POST is stopped. In this case, power off the server, and power it on.Important Do not set a password before installing an OS.2. Press the Esc key to clear the log. Then, the contents of POST are displayed. It includes messages tonotify of the installed CPU, the memory capacity, and others.Tips If you set "Quiet Boot" to [Disabled] in the "Boot" menu in the BIOS setup utility (SETUP),the contents of logo will be shown without the logo itself.3. After a while, the following message appears on the screen. (* The on-screen message depends on yoursystem environment.)Press SETUP, ROM Utility, NetworkYou can run the various functions by pressing the following function key: key: Runs BIOS Setup Utility (SETUP). For details, see Chapter 3 (2. BIOS Setup Utility(SETUP)) on this guide. key: Runs Offline Tools. For details, see Chapter 1 (12. Offline Tools) in Maintenance Guide(Windows) , Maintenance Guide (Linux) or Chapter 1 (11. Offline Tools) in MaintenanceGuide (VMware). key: Starts from network.4. The OS starts when POST is completed.