Owners Manual

Contents
1 About Your System....................................................................................................7
Front-Panel Features And Indicators.................................................................................................... 7
Diagnostic Indicators............................................................................................................................ 8
Hard-Drive Indicator Patterns.............................................................................................................10
Back-Panel Features And Indicators................................................................................................... 11
NIC Indicator Codes............................................................................................................................12
Power Indicator Codes........................................................................................................................13
Other Information You May Need...................................................................................................... 14
2 Using The System Setup And Boot Manager....................................................15
Entering System Setup........................................................................................................................ 16
Responding To Error Messages.................................................................................................... 16
Using The System Setup Navigation Keys.................................................................................... 16
System Setup Options.........................................................................................................................16
System Setup Main Screen............................................................................................................16
System BIOS Screen.......................................................................................................................17
System Information Screen........................................................................................................... 17
Memory Settings Screen............................................................................................................... 18
Processor Settings Screen.............................................................................................................18
Boot Settings Screen.....................................................................................................................20
Integrated Devices Screen............................................................................................................20
Serial Communications Screen.....................................................................................................21
System Profile Settings Screen..................................................................................................... 22
System Security Screen.................................................................................................................23
Miscellaneous Settings..................................................................................................................24
System And Setup Password Features............................................................................................... 24
Assigning A System Password And/Or Setup Password.............................................................. 25
Deleting Or Changing An Existing System Password And/Or Setup Password..........................25
Using Your System Password To Secure Your System................................................................26
Operating With A Setup Password Enabled................................................................................. 26
Using The Boot Manager Navigation Keys......................................................................................... 27
Boot Manager Screen..........................................................................................................................27
Embedded System Management........................................................................................................27
iDRAC Settings Utility..........................................................................................................................28
Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility..............................................................................................28
3 Installing System Components...........................................................................29
Recommended Tools......................................................................................................................... 29