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PowerEdge: Disable the "F1 and F2 Prompt Error" function on PowerEdge Servers

Summary: Learn how to disable the F1 and F2 Prompt Error function on PowerEdge Servers. Guide to change the F1/F2 Error Prompt setting and disable the F1 key in the BIOS for seamless system startups. ...

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Instructions

When your PowerEdge server is running with unsupported configurations, the system stops at each start and request for confirmation by pressing F1 to continue or F2 for entering System BIOS. To avoid this interruption, this function can be disabled.
 

Note: The F1/F2 prompt also includes keyboard errors.

 

Caution: When setting this option to be disabled, the system will not stop if an error occurs during POST. Any critical errors are displayed in the system event log.

Change F1/F2 Prompt on Dell PowerEdge servers:

 

To change the F1/F2 Prompt settings, perform the following steps:

  1. Turn on, or restart your system.

  2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
    F2 = System Setup

  3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

  4. On the System BIOS screen, click Miscellaneous Settings.

  5. Change F1/F2 Prompt on Error to the preferred status.

  6. Leave the System Settings and restart the server.

BIOS screen showing the F1/F2 option

Affected Products

PowerEdge XR2, Poweredge C4140, PowerEdge C6420, PowerEdge C6520, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge C6615, PowerEdge C6620, PowerEdge FC640, PowerEdge M640, PowerEdge M640 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge MX5016s, PowerEdge MX740C, PowerEdge MX750c , PowerEdge MX760c, PowerEdge MX840C, PowerEdge R240, PowerEdge R250, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R340, PowerEdge R350, PowerEdge R360, PowerEdge R440, PowerEdge R450, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R650xs, PowerEdge R6515, PowerEdge R6525, PowerEdge R660, PowerEdge R660xs, PowerEdge R6615, PowerEdge R6625, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R740XD2, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R750, PowerEdge R750XA, PowerEdge R750xs, PowerEdge R7515, PowerEdge R7525, PowerEdge R760, PowerEdge R760XA, PowerEdge R760xd2, PowerEdge R760xs, PowerEdge R7615, PowerEdge R7625, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R860, PowerEdge R940, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge R960, PowerEdge T130, PowerEdge T140, PowerEdge T150, PowerEdge T160, PowerEdge T330, PowerEdge T340, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T430, PowerEdge T440, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge T630, PowerEdge T640, PowerEdge XE2420, PowerEdge XE7420, PowerEdge XE7440, PowerEdge XE8545, PowerEdge XE8640, PowerEdge XE9640, PowerEdge XE9680, PowerEdge XR11, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR4510c, PowerEdge XR4520c, PowerEdge XR5610, PowerEdge XR7620, PowerEdge XR8610t, PowerEdge XR8620t ...

Products

PowerFlex appliance R650, PowerFlex appliance R6525, PowerFlex appliance R660, PowerFlex appliance R6625, Powerflex appliance R750, PowerFlex appliance R760, PowerFlex appliance R7625, PowerFlex appliance R640, PowerFlex appliance R740XD , PowerFlex appliance R7525, PowerFlex appliance R840 ...
Article Properties
Article Number: 000153098
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 22 Feb 2025
Version:  7
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