Users Guide

Table Of Contents
Boot Sequence
Boot Sequence allows you to bypass the System Setupdefined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device. During
the Power-on Self Test (POST), when the Dell logo appears you can:
Access System Setup by pressing the F2 key
Bring up the one-time boot menu by pressing the F12 key
The one-time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option. The boot menu options
are:
UEFI Boot
UEFI: Hard drive, Partition 4
Onboard NIC (IPV4)
Onboard NIC (IPV6)
Other options
BIOS Setup
BIOS Flash Update
Diagnostics
NOTE: If you select the Diagnostics option, the ePSA diagnostics screen is displayed. To access the System setup
menu, click BIOS Setup.
Navigation keys
NOTE:
For most of the System Setup options, changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you restart
the system.
Table 13. Navigation keys
Keys Navigation
Up arrow Moves to the previous field.
Down arrow Moves to the next field.
Enter Selects a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field.
Spacebar Expands or collapses a dropdown list, if applicable.
Tab Moves to the next focus area.
NOTE: This option is applicable for the standard graphics browser only.
Esc Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing Esc in the main screen
displays a message that prompts you to save any unsaved changes and restarts the system.
General screen options
This section lists the primary hardware features of your computer.
Table 14. General screen options
Option Description
System Information This section lists the primary hardware features of your
computer.
System Information: Displays BIOS Version, Service Tag,
Asset Tag, Ownership Tag, Ownership Date, Manufacture
Date, Express Service Code, the Signed Firmware update
enabled by default
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