Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- PowerVault NX3340 Network Attached Storage System Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- NX3340 system product overview
- Technical specifications
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Options to manage the pre-operating system applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- System Information
- Viewing System Information
- System Information details
- Memory Settings
- Viewing Memory Settings
- Memory Settings details
- Processor Settings
- Viewing Processor Settings
- Processor Settings details
- SATA Settings
- Viewing SATA Settings
- SATA Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Viewing Boot Settings
- Boot Settings details
- Choosing system boot mode
- Changing boot order
- Integrated Devices
- Viewing Integrated Devices
- Integrated Devices details
- Serial Communication
- Viewing Serial Communication
- Serial Communication details
- System Profile Settings
- Viewing System Profile Settings
- System Profile Settings details
- System Security
- Viewing System Security
- System Security Settings details
- Creating a system and setup password
- Using your system password to secure your system
- Deleting or changing system and setup password
- Operating with setup password enabled
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings details
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Diagnostics and indicators
- Jumpers and connectors
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Front bezel
- System cover
- Backplane cover
- Inside the system
- Air shroud
- Cooling fans
- System memory
- Processors and heat sinks
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Network daughter card
- Integrated storage controller card
- Hard drives
- Drive backplane
- System battery
- USB module
- Optional internal USB memory key
- Optical drive—optional
- Power supply units
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panel
- Getting help
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
System Setup details
The System Setup Main Menu screen provides the following options.
NOTE: The NX Series systems support only BIOS mode. Do not change the boot mode to UEFI because the system will not
load the appliance OS when in UEFI mode.
Option Description
System BIOS Enables you to configure BIOS settings.
iDRAC Settings Enables you to configure the iDRAC settings.
The iDRAC settings utility is used to set up and configure the iDRAC parameters. You can enable or
disable various iDRAC parameters using the iDRAC settings utility.
For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Control User's Guide located at
www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Device Settings Enables you to configure device settings.
System BIOS
You can use the System BIOS screen to edit specific functions such as boot order, system password, setup password, set the
SATA RAID mode, and enable or disable USB ports.
Viewing System BIOS
To view the System BIOS screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Turn on, or restart your system.
2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
System BIOS Settings details
The System BIOS Settings screen provides the following options.
NOTE:
The NX Series systems support only BIOS mode. Do not change the boot mode to UEFI because the system will not
load the appliance OS when in UEFI mode.
Option Description
System
Information
Specifies information about the system such as the system model name, BIOS version, and Service Tag.
Memory Settings Specifies information and options related to the installed memory.
Processor
Settings
Specifies information and options related to the processor such as speed and cache size.
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