if you are starting your computer for the first time,see "starting your computer the first time" on page 12.after you review that section,return to this page for further instructions.

    what you see and hear when you start up your computer depends on the features installed and the settings in the bios setup utility program.

    if power-on self-test (post) detects a problem,there might be a series of beeps or no beep,and a numeric error message might appear on the screen.write down any beep series and error code numbers with descriptions,then see "troubleshooting charts" on page 60 for the explanation of error codes.

    during start up,the following messages might be displayed briefly:

    1 to start the product recovery program,press f11

    2 hit [f2] if you want to run setup

    3 press ctrl a for scsiselect utility (some models only)

    to use these features,press the appropriate function key or keys quickly.the messages appear for only seconds.for more information about these messages,see"starting your computer the first time" on page 12.

    during startup,you might not see hit [f2] if you want to run setup.if you want to see the prompt,see instructions for displaying the prompt in "using the bios setup utility program" on page 23.

    the bios setup utility program will help you configure your computer with passwords,pci adapter configuration,as well as other options.the bios setup utility menu is displayed at the top of the screen.to navigate the menu and screen items,follow the directions on the right of the screen.

    the operating system and application programs initiate from the hard disk drive. if your computer is attached to a network, the computer will begin attaching to any lans,and remote applications to which you have access. a network administrator can also "wake up" your computer, start it remotely, to download programs or gather information about computer performance. for more information see,"wake on lan" on page 19.