Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- About your system
- Performing initial system configuration
- Pre-operating system management applications
- Navigation keys
- About system setup
- Entering System Setup
- System Setup main screen
- System BIOS screen
- System Information screen
- Memory Settings screen
- Processor Settings screen
- SATA Settings screen
- Boot Settings screen
- Integrated Devices screen
- Serial Communications screen
- System Profile Settings screen
- System Security screen
- Miscellaneous Settings screen
- About Boot Manager
- About Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Changing the boot order
- Choosing the system boot mode
- Assigning a system or setup password
- Using your system password to secure your system
- Deleting or changing an existing system and/or setup password
- Operating with a setup password enabled
- Embedded system management
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Processor core licensing
- Networking configurations
- Installing sled components
- Recommended tools
- Removing the sled
- Installing the sled
- Inside the sled
- Cable cover
- Cooling shroud
- System memory
- Hard drives/SSDs
- Hard drive/SSD to node assignment
- Removing a hard drive/SSD
- Installing a hard drive/SSD
- Shutdown procedure for servicing a hard drive/SSD
- Configuring the boot drive
- Removing a 2.5 inch hard drive/SSD from a hard-drive/SSD carrier
- Installing a 2.5 inch hard drive/SSD in a hard-drive/SSD carrier
- Removing a 1.8 inch SSD from the SSD carrier
- Installing a 1.8 inch SSD in the SSD carrier
- Hard-drive/SSD backplane
- SSD cage assembly
- Easy restore module
- System battery
- System board
- Control panel
- Troubleshooting your system
- Using system diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Technical specifications
- Getting help
Key Description
Esc Enables you to move to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing Esc in the main screen
exits System BIOS, iDRAC Settings, Device Settings, or Service Tag Settings, and proceeds with
system boot.
F1 Displays the system setup help.
About 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 in two ways:
● Standard graphical browser — The browser is enabled by default.
● Text Browser — The browser is enabled by using Console Redirection.
Entering System Setup
1. Turn on or restart your system.
2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system
and try again.
System Setup main screen
NOTE: Press Alt+F to reset the BIOS or UEFI settings to their default settings.
Menu Item Description
System BIOS This option is used to view and configure BIOS settings.
iDRAC Settings This option is used to view and configure iDRAC settings.
Device Settings This option is used to view and configure device settings.
System BIOS screen
NOTE: The options for System Setup change based on the system configuration.
NOTE: System Setup defaults are listed under their respective options in the following sections, where applicable.
Menu Item Description
System
Information
Displays information about the system, such as the system model name, BIOS version, Service Tag, and
so on.
Memory Settings Displays information and options related to installed memory.
Processor
Settings
Displays information and options related to the processor such as speed, cache size, and so on.
SATA Settings Displays options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and ports.
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