User Guide - Linux

Setting passwords in Computer Setup .............................................................................. 52
Managing a BIOS administrator password ........................................................ 53
Entering a BIOS administrator password .......................................................... 53
Using a Computer Setup DriveLock password .................................................................. 53
Managing a DriveLock password ...................................................................... 54
Entering a DriveLock password ........................................................................ 54
Using Computer Setup Automatic DriveLock ..................................................................................... 54
Managing an Automatic DriveLock password .................................................................... 54
Using firewall software ....................................................................................................................... 54
11 Backup and Recovery ................................................................................................................................ 56
Creating backups ............................................................................................................................... 56
Backing up your information ............................................................................................................... 56
Performing a system recovery ............................................................................................................ 57
Remove everything and reinstall SLED .............................................................................................. 57
12 Computer Setup (BIOS) and Advanced System Diagnostics ................................................................. 59
Starting Computer Setup .................................................................................................................... 59
Using Computer Setup ....................................................................................................................... 59
Navigating and selecting in Computer Setup ..................................................................... 59
Restoring factory settings in Computer Setup ................................................................... 60
Updating the BIOS ............................................................................................................................. 60
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................... 60
Downloading a BIOS update ............................................................................................. 61
Using Advanced System Diagnostics ................................................................................................. 62
13 MultiBoot ..................................................................................................................................................... 63
About the boot device order ............................................................................................................... 63
Enabling boot devices in Computer Setup ......................................................................................... 64
Considering boot order changes ........................................................................................................ 64
Choosing MultiBoot preferences ........................................................................................................ 65
Setting a new boot order in Computer Setup ..................................................................... 65
Dynamically choosing a boot device using the f9 prompt .................................................. 66
Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt .................................................................................. 66
Entering MultiBoot Express preferences ........................................................................... 66
Appendix A Troubleshooting and support .................................................................................................... 67
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................. 67
The computer is unable to start up .................................................................................... 67
The computer screen is blank ............................................................................................ 67
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