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BIOS Screens


C.1 Configuring BIOS Settings

This section describes how to view and/or modify the BIOS Setup Utility screens in the Sun Fire X4140 Server. The BIOS Setup utility reports system information and can be used to configure the server BIOS settings.

The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) has a Setup utility stored in the BIOS flash memory. The configured data is provided with context-sensitive Help and is stored in the system's battery-backed CMOS RAM. If the configuration stored in the CMOS RAM is invalid, the BIOS settings default to the original state specified at the factory.

C.1.1 Using BIOS Menu Items

You can access BIOS configuration screens from the following interfaces:

To access BIOS configuration screens and change the system’s parameters:

1. Enter the BIOS Setup utility by pressing the F2 key while the system is performing the power-on self-test (POST).

When BIOS is started, the main BIOS Setup menu screen is displayed.



Note - Refer to the Sun Fire X4140, X4240, and X4440 Servers Diagnostics Guide for more information about POST messages and System Event Log (SEL) messages.


2. Highlight the field to be modified using the arrow and Tab keys.

Use the left and right arrow keys to move sequentially back and forth through the menu screens. Fields that can be reconfigured are displayed in color. All other fields are nonconfigurable.

3. Press Enter to select the field.

A dialog box shows the available options.

4. Modify the setup field and close the screen.

5. If you need to modify other setup parameters, use the arrow and Tab keys to navigate to the desired screen and menu item, and then repeat Step 1 through Step 4. Otherwise, go to Step 6.

6. Press and release the right arrow key until the Exit menu screen appears.

7. Follow the instructions on the Exit menu screen to save your changes and exit the Setup utility.

C.1.2 BIOS Setup Screens Overview

TABLE C-1 contains summary descriptions of the top-level BIOS setup screens.


TABLE C-1 BIOS Setup Screens Summary

Screen

Description

See...

Main

General product information, including BIOS type, processor, memory, and time/date.

BIOS Main Menu Screens

Advanced

Configuration information for the processor, memory, IDE, USB, PCI, MPS and other information.

BIOS Advanced Menu Screens

PCI/PnP

Configuration information for PCI/PnP and other information.

BIOS PCI/PnP Menu Screens

Boot

Configure the boot device priority (hard disk drives and the DVD-ROM drive).

BIOS Boot Menu Screens

Chipset

Chipset devices can be configured by the BIOS (if applicable).

BIOS Chipset Menu Screens

Security

Set or change the user and supervisor passwords.

BIOS Security Menu Screens

Exit

Save changes and exit, discard changes and exit, discard changes, or load optimal or failsafe defaults.

BIOS Exit Menu Screens


FIGURE C-1 summarizes the BIOS menu tree. See BIOS Setup Menu Screens for examples of each of these screens.

FIGURE C-1 BIOS Utility Menu Tree


BIOS Setup Utility screens, summarized as a menu tree with the top-level screens listed horizontally and their sub-screens listed vertically.


C.2 BIOS Setup Menu Screens

The following figures show sample Sun Fire X4140 Server BIOS Setup Utility screens.



Note - The screens shown are examples. The version numbers and the screen items and selections shown are subject to change over the life of the product.


All settings are set to the optimal default at startup.

C.2.1 BIOS Main Menu Screens

The BIOS Main screens provide general product information, including BIOS type, Processor type, memory, and time/date.

The Sun Fire X4140 Server has the following BIOS Main screens:

FIGURE C-2 BIOS Setup Utility: Main - System Overview


Picture of BIUS Setup Utility Main screen

C.2.2 BIOS Advanced Menu Screens

The BIOS Advanced screens provide detailed configuration information for the CPU (processor), IDE, Hyper transport, Event Log (SEL), ACPI, LOM, MPS, PCI, USB, Remote Access, and other system information.



Note - The term BMC that may be displayed on some screens refers to the SP (service processor).




Note - Refer to the Sun Fire X4140, X4240, and X4440 Servers Diagnostics Guide for more information about POST (Power On Self Test) messages and System Event Log (SEL) messages.


The Sun Fire X4140 Server has the following BIOS Advanced screens:

FIGURE C-3 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -CPU configuration

FIGURE C-4 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- CPU Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -CPU settings

FIGURE C-5 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- IDE Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -memory configuration

FIGURE C-6 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- Hyper Transport Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -IDE configuration

FIGURE C-7 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- ACPI Settings


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -super IO configuration

FIGURE C-8 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- ACPI Configuration - Advanced ACPI Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -super IO configuration

FIGURE C-9 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- ACPI Configuration - Chipset ACPI Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -USB configuration

FIGURE C-10 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- Event Logging Details - View


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -trusted computing

FIGURE C-11 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- Event Logging Details - Mark


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -trusted computing

FIGURE C-12 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- Event Logging Details - Clear


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -USB configuration

FIGURE C-13 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- IPMI 2.0 Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -trusted computing

FIGURE C-14 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- IPMI 2.0 Configuration - System Event Logs (SEL)


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -USB configuration

FIGURE C-15 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- IPMI 2.0 Configuration - Reload SEL


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -trusted computing

FIGURE C-16 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- IPMI 2.0 Configuration - Clear BMC SEL


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -USB configuration

FIGURE C-17 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- IPMI 2.0 Configuration - LAN Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -trusted computing

FIGURE C-18 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- IPMI 2.0 Configuration - Set PEF Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -USB configuration

FIGURE C-19 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- IPMI 2.0 Configuration - Set PEF Configuration Parameters


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -trusted computing

FIGURE C-20 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- IPMI 2.0 Configuration - PEF Action Global Control


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -USB configuration

FIGURE C-21 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- IPMI 2.0 Configuration - PEF Event Message


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -trusted computing

FIGURE C-22 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- IPMI 2.0 Configuration - BMC Watch Dog Timer Action


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -USB configuration

FIGURE C-23 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- MPS Revision


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -trusted computing

FIGURE C-24 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- PCI Express Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -USB configuration

FIGURE C-25 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- Remote Access Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -trusted computing

FIGURE C-26 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- USB Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced -USB configuration

FIGURE C-27 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- USB Mass Storage Device Configuration -


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility Advanced USB Mass Storage screen

FIGURE C-28 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- Error Handling


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility Advanced Error Handling screen



caution icon Caution - Hardware Error Handling features hardware-specific diagnostics and adjustments which can be used for detecting inconsistent and faulty hardware. Activating these features on a healthy system can result in an unstable execution, and are strictly for trained service personnel’s use.


C.2.3 BIOS PCI/PnP Menu Screens

The BIOS PCI/PnP screens allow you to set the PCI/PnP Configuration.

The Sun Fire X4140 Server has the following BIOS PCI/PnP screens:

FIGURE C-29 BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced- PCI/PnP Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility PCI/Pnp Advanced screen

C.2.4 BIOS Boot Menu Screens

The BIOS Boot screens allow you to configure the boot device priority (hard disk drives and the DVD-ROM drive).

The Sun Fire X4140 Server has the following BIOS Boot screens:

FIGURE C-30 BIOS Setup Utility: Boot


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Boot -settings configuration

FIGURE C-31 BIOS Setup Utility: Boot Settings Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Boot -settings configuration

FIGURE C-32 BIOS Setup Utility: Boot Device Priority


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Boot -device priority configuration

FIGURE C-33 BIOS Setup Utility: Boot Hard Disk Drives


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Boot -HDD

FIGURE C-34 BIOS Setup Utility: Boot CD/DVD Drives


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility Boot screen

C.2.5 BIOS Security Menu Screens

The BIOS Security screens allow you to set or change the user and supervisor passwords.

The Sun Fire X4140 Server has the following BIOS Security screens:

FIGURE C-35 BIOS Setup Utility: Security - Change Supervisor Password


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Security -change password.

C.2.6 BIOS Chipset Menu Screens

The BIOS Server screens allow you to configure Server advanced chipset settings (if applicable).

The Sun Fire X4140 Server has the following BIOS Chipset screens:

FIGURE C-36 BIOS Setup Utility: Chipset


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility - Advanced Chipset Settings

 

FIGURE C-37 BIOS Setup Utility: Chipset - Northbridge Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Server settings

FIGURE C-38 BIOS Setup Utility: Chipset - Northbridge Memory Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Server settings

FIGURE C-39 BIOS Setup Utility: Chipset - Northbridge ECC Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Server LAN Configuration.

FIGURE C-40 BIOS Setup Utility: Chipset - Northbridge DRAM Timing Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Server LAN Configuration reset BMC password.

FIGURE C-41 BIOS Setup Utility: Chipset - Northbridge VID Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Server -Configure remote access.

FIGURE C-42 BIOS Setup Utility: Chipset - Southbridge Configuration


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Server Clear BMC event log.

FIGURE C-43 BIOS Setup Utility: Chipset - I055 Bridge Configuration


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C.2.7 BIOS Exit Menu Screens

The BIOS Exit screens allow you to save changes and exit, discard changes and exit, discard changes, or load optimal or failsafe defaults.

The Sun Fire X4140 Server has the following BIOS Exit screens:

FIGURE C-44 BIOS Setup Utility: Exit


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Exit -save changes and exit.

FIGURE C-45 BIOS Setup Utility: Exit - Save Configuration Changes


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Exit -save changes and exit.

FIGURE C-46 BIOS Setup Utility: Help


Graphic showing BIOS Setup Utility: Advanced General Help screen