NEC express5800 A2010b User Manual page 251

Chapter 3 Setup
9. Change BIOS settings according to configuration and purpose of the system.
Refer to Appendix (Setting for each OS) in User's Guide and Chapter 2 (1. System BIOS) in
Maintenance Guide.
Important
10. Run WebBIOS and create virtual disks.
For WebBIOS, refer to the manual that comes with optional RAID Controller (NE3303-/173/168/H001).
Important
Tips
11. Install the OS.
(1) Depending on the OS, BIOS settings are needed to be changed from the default settings.
Referring to Appendix "3. Settings for each OS", change the BIOS settings so that it is suitable for
the OS which is being installed.
* If the setting is changed, be sure to reboot the system.
(2) Insert the OS install disk into the optical disk drive and reboot the system.
(3) You can install an OS using EFI Shell or by DVD.
To install an OS from EFI Shell, run BIOS SETUP, select Boot menu, and specify EFI Shell for
Boot Option #1. Then select Save&Exit on Save&Exit menu to reboot the system.
To install an OS from DVD, specify DVD for Boot Option #1. Then select Save&Exit on
Save&Exit menu to reboot the system.
Go on to the next OS setting-up operations.
Be sure to confirm the setting of BIOS that the system date and time are correct.
Use WebBIOS only for creating a Virtual Disk to install OS.
Virtual Disk
RAID can configure several hard disk drives as a single array (disk group). RAID
Controller has a feature to divide a single disk group into several logical drives. These
logical drives are called as virtual disks on WebBIOS.
Operating system recognizes these virtual drives as if it were a single physical drive.
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