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Dell PowerEdge R420 Systems Owner's Manual

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Using The System Setup And Boot Manager

System Setup enables you to manage your system hardware and specify BIOS-level options.

The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup:

Keystroke

Description
<F2>

Enters the System Setup.
<F10>

Enters System Services, which opens the Dell Lifecycle Controller 2 (LC2). The Dell LC2 supports systems management features such as operating system deployment, hardware diagnostics, firmware updates, and platform configuration, using a graphical user interface. The exact LC2 feature set is determined by the iDRAC license purchased. For more information, see the Dell LC2 documentation.

<F11>

Enters the BIOS Boot Manager or the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot Manager, depending on the system's boot configuration

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<F12>

Starts Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot.
From the System Setup, you can:
  • Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware
  • View the system hardware configuration
  • Enable or disable integrated devices
  • Set performance and power management thresholds
  • Manage system security
You can access the System Setup using the:
  • Standard graphical browser, which is enabled by default
  • Text browser, which is enabled using Console Redirection
To enable Console Redirection, in System Setup, select System BIOS > Serial Communication screen > Serial Communication , select On with Console Redirection .
  • NOTE: By default, help text for the selected field is displayed in the graphical browser. To view the help text in the text browser, press <F1>.

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