the following choices are on the configuration/setup utility main menu. you can press f1 to display help information for a selected menu item. depending on the version of the bios code in your computer, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions.

    1 system summary

    select this choice to view configuration information, including the type, speed, and cache size of the microprocessor and the amount of installed memory. when you make configuration changes through other options in the configuration/setup utility program, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary. this choice is on the full and limited configuration/setup utility menus.

    2 system information

    select this choice to view the machine type and model of the computer, the serial number, the system board identifier, and the revision level and issue date of the bios code stored in the electrically erasable programmable rom (eeprom). when you make changes through other options in the configuration/setup utility program, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the system information. this choice is on the full configuration/setup utility menu only.

    3 devices and i/o ports

    select this choice to set keyboard operating characteristics such as keyboard speed or numlock state and to enable or disable the ps/2 mouse, diskette controller, integrated scsi controller, serial ata controller, ethernet controllers, legacy diskette drive, 1394 (firewire) and standard ports (such as serial and parallel). enable is the default setting for all controllers. if you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system will not be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting the device). if you disable the integrated scsi controller and no scsi adapter is installed, the computer will have no scsi capability. if you disable the integrated ethernet controller and no ethernet adapter is installed, the computer will have no ethernet capability.

    to use a diskette on your computer, you must add a diskette drive to the computer. to enable a usb diskette drive to work, you must disable the legacy diskette drive function in the configuration/setup utility program (click devices and i/o ports → disable legacy diskette a).

    this choice is on the full configuration/setup utility menu only.

    4 date and time

    select this choice to set the date and time in the computer, in 24-hour format (hour:minute:second).

    this choice is on the configuration/setup utility menu only.

    5 startup

    select this choice to view or change the start options. changes in the start options take effect when you start the computer.

    the startup sequence specifies the order in which the computer checks devices to find a boot record. the computer starts from the first boot record that it finds.

    you can enable the computer to start from the network by enabling the broadcom netxtreme gigabit ethernet boot agent to configure the network as the first startable device in the startup sequence.

    you can select to run post in the quick mode or display the diagnostic screen. this choice is on the full configuration/setup utility menu only.

    6 advanced setup

    select this choice to change values for advanced hardware features, such as pci configuration and hardware monitor.

    the computer might malfunction if these options are incorrectly configured. follow the instructions on the screen carefully.

    this choice is on the full configuration/setup utility menu only.

    1. installed os

    select this choice to specify the operating system on the computer.

    2.reset configuration data

    select this choice to clear the extended system configuration data (escd) area.

    3.4 gb memory hole adjust

    select this choice to specify how the memory hole size will be determined.

    4.multiprocessor specification

    select this choice to set the multiprocessor specification revision level. some operating systems require version 1.1 for compatibility.

    5.mp table uses pci entries

    select this choice to configure the multiprocessor table with pci-interrupt entries.

    6.fan speed control

    select this choice to view or change the fan-speed control setting. disabling the built-in fan speed control forces the computer fans to full-speed at all times.

    7.chipset configuration

    do not make changes to the chipset feature unless directed to do so by an ibm authorized service representative.

    select this choice to modify settings that control features of the core chip set on the system board.

    8.pci configuration

    select this choice to view the system resources that are used by the installed pci or pci-x devices.

    9.hardware monitor

    select this choice to display the computer temperature and voltage status, and fan speeds.

    10.post error log

    select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages that were generated during post, and to view the dmi log. select clear error log to clear the post error log.

    7 system security

    select this choice to set a user password or a supervisor (administrator) password. see “passwords” for more information.

    8 power management

    select this choice to enable or disable system power settings, including automatic power-on settings such as wake on lan.

    9 save settings

    select this choice to save the changes you have made in the settings.

    10 restore settings

    select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and restore the previous settings.

    11 load default settings

    select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and restore the factory settings.

    12 exit setup

    select this choice to exit from the configuration/setup utility program. if you have not saved the changes you have made in the settings, you are asked whether you want to save the changes or exit without saving them.

    always reset the configuration/setup utility program to the default values (select load default settings) after updating the bios code.