Owners Manual

Pre-operating system management
applications
You can manage basic settings and features of a system without booting to the operating system by using the system firmware.
Topics:
• Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
• System Setup
• Dell Lifecycle Controller
• Boot Manager
• PXE boot
Options to manage the pre-operating system
applications
Your system has the following options to manage the pre-operating system applications:
● System Setup
● Boot Manager
● Dell Lifecycle Controller
● Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
Related concepts
System Setup on page 37
Boot Manager on page 64
Dell Lifecycle Controller on page 64
PXE boot on page 65
System Setup
By using the System Setup screen, you can configure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of your system.
NOTE:
Help text for the selected field is displayed in the graphical browser by default. To view the help text in the text
browser, press F1.
You can access system setup by using two methods:
● Standard graphical browser — The browser is enabled by default.
● Text browser — The browser is enabled by using Console Redirection.
Related references
System Setup details on page 38
Related tasks
Viewing System Setup on page 38
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