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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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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 12G and 13G 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.

Change F1/F2 Prompt on 11G and earlier 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, use the arrow keys to scroll down to F1/F2 Prompt on Error

  4. Change the setting to the preferred status by using "+" or "-" key.

  5. Press "Esc" to exit and restart the server.

Affected Products

PowerEdge R210, PowerEdge R210 II, PowerEdge R220, PowerEdge R230, PowerEdge R260, PowerEdge R300, PowerEdge R310, PowerEdge R320, PowerEdge R330, PowerEdge R410, PowerEdge R415, PowerEdge R420, PowerEdge R420XR, PowerEdge R430, PowerEdge R510 , PowerEdge R515, PowerEdge R520, PowerEdge R530, PowerEdge R530xd, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R550, PowerEdge R610, PowerEdge R620, PowerEdge R630, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R650, PowerEdge R670, PowerEdge R710, PowerEdge R715, PowerEdge R720, PowerEdge R720XD, PowerEdge R730, PowerEdge R730xd, PowerEdge R770, PowerEdge R815, PowerEdge R820, PowerEdge R830, PowerEdge R910, PowerEdge R920, PowerEdge R930, PowerEdge T110, PowerEdge T110 II, PowerEdge T130, PowerEdge T310, PowerEdge T320, PowerEdge T330, PowerEdge T340, PowerEdge T410, PowerEdge T420, PowerEdge T430, PowerEdge T610, PowerEdge T620, PowerEdge T630, PowerEdge T710 ...
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Article Number: 000153098
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 06 Sep 2024
Version:  6
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