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 ====== Configuring the BIOS ======
+We now need to configure the BIOS of the server motherboard.
+You can do this via a keyboard and monitor attached to the server or through IPMI as outlined in a previous section.
+The settings and screen shots are all taken from a Supermicro X10SRH-CLN4F, but most are applicable to most server motherboards (I would imagine).
 ===== Getting Into Your BIOS =====
+In order to gain access to the motherboard’s BIOS the user is required to press a certain key at a certain point in time (usually as the POST messages are displayed).
+Consult your motherboard documentation to find out how to gain access to your motherboard’s BIOS.
+On Fester’s motherboard it is done by pressing the “DEL” key at a specific point.
+Incidentally, motherboards usually display a screen at some point during the POST process that tells you what key to press, something like this.
+{{:fester:94c6e18bdb6bd389e71de5c5b3531a94.png}}
+When you have access to the BIOS it’s time to configure it.
+Most BIOS settings are navigated using the “←→↑↓” keys.
 ===== BIOS Settings =====