topic Re: Automatically Skip System Partition Utility in Operating System - Linux

Automatically Skip System Partition Utility

Dustin_30 — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 12:33:12 GMT

I am an IT technician and I am working on a Compaq Prolian ML370 Server (dual 800MHZ PIIIs) and it is important that if the server should restart, that it boots right into the operating system. The issue I have is the message "Press F1 to continue...F10 to enter system partition utility." The server waits for input and will not continue unattended. Is there any way to force this to time out or not even show up? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Re: Automatically Skip System Partition Utility

Vernon Brown_4 — Fri, 02 Jul 2004 16:46:18 GMT

I've seen similar messages that come from BIOS and some that come from the boot loader. I've not seen any that didn't time out and boot the default operating system.

It will help to know the operating system and the boot loader ?

Vern

Re: Automatically Skip System Partition Utility

Stuart Browne — Sun, 04 Jul 2004 18:20:09 GMT

There were some versions of the BIOS of which were defaulted to 'wait' for user input on error.

It should be able to be changed in the BIOS. You may need to update the BIOS version however.

I know the G3 version has an option in the BIOS to change this behaviour.

Re: Automatically Skip System Partition Utility

Todd Farrell — Wed, 28 Jul 2004 23:37:48 GMT

When it gets to that prompt, it probably asks if you want "F1 to Continue" and a couple others, one being, "F9 for BIOS Options". Hit F9.

Then:
Advanced Options
POST F1 Prompt
Disabled

That should take care of it.

Re: Automatically Skip System Partition Utility

Prud'homme Sébastien — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 04:50:29 GMT

Hi,

For your infomation, on ours ML370G3 servers, F1 appears ONLY when they are hardware problems (for instance power supply not redundant)

As other people said, F1 messages can be disabled in the BIOS (F9 key)