Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell PowerEdge R930 Owner's Manual
- Contents
- About the PowerEdge R930
- Documentation resources
- 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
- Boot Settings
- Network Settings
- System Security
- System Information
- Memory Settings
- Processor Settings
- SATA Settings
- Integrated Devices
- Serial Communication
- System Profile Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Recommended tools
- Front bezel (optional)
- System cover
- Inside the system
- System memory
- Memory riser
- Memory riser and fan cage
- Cooling fans
- Cable management tray
- Hard drives
- Optical drive (optional)
- Internal USB memory key (optional)
- Expansion cards and expansion card risers
- Expansion card installation guidelines
- Removing the left or right expansion card riser blank
- Installing the left or right expansion card riser blank
- Removing the left or right expansion card riser
- Installing the left or right expansion card riser
- Removing an expansion card from expansion card risers
- Installing an expansion card into the expansion card risers
- Network Daughter Card riser
- Network daughter card
- Chassis intrusion switch
- SD vFlash card (optional)
- Internal dual SD module (optional)
- Integrated storage controller card
- Processors and heat sinks
- Power supply units
- Power distribution board
- System battery
- Hard drive backplane
- SAS expander daughter card
- Control panel
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Troubleshooting your system
- Troubleshooting system startup failure
- Troubleshooting external connections
- Troubleshooting the video subsystem
- Troubleshooting a USB device
- Troubleshooting a serial input and output device
- Troubleshooting a NIC
- Troubleshooting a wet system
- Troubleshooting a damaged system
- Troubleshooting the system battery
- Troubleshooting power supply units
- Troubleshooting cooling problems
- Troubleshooting cooling fans
- Troubleshooting system memory
- Troubleshooting an internal USB key
- Troubleshooting a micro SD card
- Troubleshooting an optical drive
- Troubleshooting a drive or SSD
- Troubleshooting a storage controller
- Troubleshooting expansion cards
- Troubleshooting processors
- Using system diagnostics
- Jumpers and connectors
- Getting help
Option Description
ISCSI Device n (n
= 1 to 4)
Enables or disables the iSCSI device. When disabled, a UEFI boot option is created for the iSCSI device
automatically.
System Security
You can use the System Security screen to perform specific functions such as setting the system password, setup password
and disabling the power button.
Related references
Operating with a setup password enabled on page 44
System BIOS on page 35
Related tasks
System Security Settings details on page 41
Viewing System Security on page 41
Creating a system and setup password on page 43
Using your system password to secure your system on page 43
Deleting or changing system and setup password on page 44
Viewing System Security
To view the System Security screen, perform the following 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.
4. On the System BIOS screen, click System Security.
Related references
System Security on page 41
Related tasks
System Security Settings details on page 41
System Security Settings details
The System Security Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
Intel AES-NI Improves the speed of applications by performing encryption and decryption by using the Advanced
Encryption Standard Instruction Set (AES-NI). This option is set to Enabled by default.
System
Password
Sets the system password. This option is set to Enabled by default and is read-only if the password
jumper is not installed in the system.
Setup Password Sets the setup password. This option is read-only if the password jumper is not installed in the system.
Password Status Locks the system password. This option is set to Unlocked by default.
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