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
Processor Settings screen
Menu Item Description
Virtualization
Technology
Allows you enable or disable the additional hardware capabilities provided for virtualization. By default, the
Virtualization Technology option is set to Enabled.
Execute Disable Allows you to enable or disable execute disable memory protection technology. By default, the Execute
Disable option is set to Enabled.
Number of Cores
per Processor
Allows you to control the number of enabled cores in each processor. By default, the Number of Cores
per Processor option is set to All.
NOTE: The number of available cores varies, based on the core license. For more information, see
Processor Core Licensing.
Processor 64-bit
Support
Specifies if the processor(s) support 64-bit extensions.
Processor Core
Speed
Displays the maximum core frequency of the processor.
Processor
X
Family- Model-
Stepping
Displays the family and model number of each processor. A submenu displays the brand name, core speed,
the amount of cache memory, and the number of cores of the processor(s).
SATA Settings screen
Menu Item
Description
Embedded SATA Allows the embedded SATA to be set to Off, ATA, AHCI, or RAID modes. By default, Embedded SATA is
set to AHCI.
Port A Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port A. Off disables BIOS support for the
device. By default, Port A is set to Auto.
Port B Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port B. Off disables BIOS support for the
device. By default, Port B is set to Auto.
Boot Settings screen
Menu Item
Description
Boot Mode Allows you to set the boot mode of the system.
CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating
system is not installed in the same boot mode.
If the operating system supports UEFI, you can set this option to UEFI. Setting this field to BIOS allows
compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. By default, the Boot Mode option is set to BIOS.
NOTE: Setting this field to UEFI disables BIOS Boot Settings menu. Setting this field to BIOS disables
the UEFI Boot Settings menu.
Boot Sequence
Retry
Allows you to enable or disable the boot sequence retry feature. If this field is enabled and the system
fails to boot, the system reattempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds. By default, the Boot Sequence
Retry option is set to Disabled.
BIOS Boot
Settings
Allows you to enable or disable BIOS Boot options.
NOTE: This option is enabled only if the boot mode is BIOS.
UEFI Boot
Settings
Allows you to enable or disable UEFI Boot options. The Boot options include IPv4 PXE and IPv6 PXE. By
default, the UEFI PXE boot protocol is set to IPv4.
NOTE: This option is enabled only if the boot mode is UEFI.
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