Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 9 User’s Guide H330, H730, and H830

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Menu navigation controls

The following table displays the menu keys you can use to move between the different screens in the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>).

Table 1. Menu navigation keysMenu navigation keys
Notation	Meaning and Use	Example
right-arrow key	Use the right-arrow key to open a submenu, move from a menu heading to the first submenu, or move to the first item in that submenu. If you press the right-arrow key at a menu heading, the submenu expands. Press it again to go to the first item in the submenu. The right-arrow key is also used to close a menu list in a popup window. Word wrap is supported.	Start > Programs
left-arrow key	Use the left-arrow key to close a submenu, move from a menu item to the menu heading for that item, or move from a submenu to a higher level menu. If you press the left-arrow key at a menu heading, the submenu collapses. Press it again to go to the higher-level menu. Word wrap is supported.	Controller 0 ← Disk Group 1
up-arrow key	Use the up-arrow key to move to the upper menu items within a menu or to a higher level menu. You can also use the up-arrow key to close a menu list in a popup window, such as the stripe element size menu. Word wrap is supported.	Virtual Disk 1 ↑ Virtual Disk 4
down-arrow key	Use the down-arrow key to move to the lower menu items within a menu or to a lower level menu. You can also use the down-arrow key to open a menu list in a popup window, such as the stripe element size menu, and select a setting. Word wrap is supported.	Virtual Disk 1 ↓ Virtual Disk 4
<Enter>	After you highlight a menu item, press <Enter> to select that item. An options menu for the menu item opens. It applies to only certain menu items, such as Virtual Disk #. In a list of options for that item, such as the write policy for a virtual disk, highlight a setting, such as Write-Through, and press <Enter> to select it.	Select Add New VD and press <Enter> to create a new virtual disk.
<Esc>	After you expand a pop-up window, press <Esc> to close the window. You can continue to press <Esc> to exit the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>).	Press <Esc> to return to the VD Mgmt screen.
<Tab>	Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the next control on a dialog box or page.	Press <Tab> to move the cursor to the next parameter you want to change.
<Shift> <Tab>	Press <Shift> <Tab> to move the cursor to the previous control on a dialog or page.	Press <Shift> <Tab> to move the cursor from Sort By to the previously selected PD in thePD Mgmt screen.
<Ctrl> <N>	Press <Ctrl> <N> to move to the next menu screen among the main menu screens: VD Mgmt, PD Mgmt, Ctrl Mgmt, and Foreign View.	Press <Ctrl> <N> on the VD Mgmt screen to move to the PD Mgmt screen.
<Ctrl> <P>	Press <Ctrl> <P> to move to the previous menu screen among the main menu screens: VD Mgmt, PD Mgmt, Ctrl Mgmt, and Foreign View.	Press <Ctrl> <P> on the PD Mgmt screen to move to the VD Mgmt screen.
<F1>	Press <F1> to accessHelp information. The Help screens display a glossary of topics you can use to access information about navigation, RAID levels, and general topics.	<F1>
<F2>	Press <F2> to access the context menu, which displays the list of options.	<F2>
<F5>	Press <F5> to refresh the information on the screen.	<F5>
<F11>	Switch between two controllers.	<F11>
<F12>	Press <F12> to display a list of controllers.	<F12>
Spacebar	Press the <spacebar> to select an item.	Press the <spacebar> to select or deselect a controller setting in the Ctrl Mgmt View.