NEC Exress5800 Series User Manual

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1. Turning on the ServerExpress5800/R120g-2E User's Guide 155Chapter 3 Setup1.1 POSTPOST (Power-On Self-Test) is a self-diagnostic program stored in the server as standard. POST automaticallyruns immediately after the server is turned on and checks the motherboard, DIMM, and processor (CPU). POSTalso displays the start-up messages of different utilities during the operation.Usually, you do not need to check the contents of POST. However, check messages displayed at POST inthe following cases.• When introducing a server• If you suspect a failure• When you hear beep many times during the time between power ON and OS startup• When any error message is displayed1.1.1 POST sequenceExplains how POST runs in order.1. When the server is turned on, POST starts, and an initializationmessage is displayed. The message to tell initialization ofa memory and a PCI device. After an initialization messagewas displayed, a logo appears on the screen.Note • Keyboard becomes operable after the logo appears.• While an initialization message is displayed, a screen is sometimes switchedover to the screen by which nothing is displayed (black screen) several times.It’s no problem for operation.• An initialization message and logo may not be displayed by the occasion withwhich an option VGA controller was connected and setting of a BIOS setuputility (SETUP).• An initialization message is not displayed on the console redirection screen ofa serial port.2. 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 times consecutively,POST aborts. (You can no longer proceed.) In this case, power off the server, and power it on.Important Do not set a password before OS is installed.3. If key is pressed, the logo disappears and the details of POST are displayed.Tips If Quiet Boot is Disabled from Boot menu in BIOS settings, the logo is notdisplayed and POST execution result is displayed..