Owners Manual

Viewing System Setup
To view the System Setup screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Turn on, or restart your system.
2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
Related concepts
System Setup on page 26
Related references
System Setup details on page 27
System Setup details
The System Setup Main Menu screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
System BIOS Enables you to configure BIOS settings.
iDRAC Settings Enables you to configure BMC settings.
The iDRAC settings utility is an interface to set up and configure the BMC parameters by using UEFI. You
can enable or disable various BMC parameters by using the iDRAC settings utility. For more information
about this utility, see Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 User’s Guide at Dell.com/
idracmanuals.
Device Settings Enables you to configure device settings.
Related concepts
System Setup on page 26
Related references
iDRAC Settings utility on page 50
Device Settings on page 51
Related tasks
Viewing System Setup on page 27
System BIOS
You can use the System BIOS screen to edit specific functions such as boot order, system password, setup password, set the
RAID mode, and enable or disable USB ports.
Related references
System BIOS Settings details on page 28
Boot Settings on page 29
Pre-operating system management applications
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