Owners Manual
Table Of Contents
- PowerVault NX440 Network Attached Storage System Installation and Service Manual
- Contents
- System overview
- Technical specifications
- Initial system setup and configuration
- Reinstalling the operating system using a DVD
- Diagnostics and indicators
- Pre-operating system management applications
- System Setup
- Viewing System Setup
- System Setup details
- System BIOS
- Viewing System BIOS
- System BIOS Settings details
- System Information
- Viewing System Information
- System Information details
- Memory Settings
- Viewing Memory Settings
- Memory Settings details
- Processor Settings
- Viewing Processor Settings
- Processor Settings details
- SATA Settings
- Viewing SATA Settings
- SATA Settings details
- Boot Settings
- Viewing Boot Settings
- Boot Settings details
- Integrated Devices
- Viewing Integrated Devices
- Integrated Devices details
- Serial Communication
- Viewing Serial Communication
- Serial Communication details
- System Profile Settings
- Viewing System Profile Settings
- System Profile Settings details
- System Security
- Viewing System Security
- System Security Settings details
- Creating a system and setup password
- Using your system password to secure your system
- Deleting or changing system and setup password
- Operating with setup password enabled
- Redundant OS Control
- Viewing Redundant OS Control
- Redundant OS Control screen details
- Miscellaneous Settings
- Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
- Miscellaneous Settings details
- iDRAC Settings utility
- Device Settings
- Dell Lifecycle Controller
- Boot Manager
- PXE boot
- System Setup
- Jumpers and connectors
- Installing and removing system components
- Safety instructions
- Before working inside your system
- After working inside your system
- Front bezel
- Hard Drives
- System cover
- Cooling fans
- Intrusion switch
- System memory
- Expansion cards and expansion card riser
- Storage controller card
- Replacing the system battery
- Replacing the optional internal USB memory key
- Optical drive
- Processor and heat sink
- Drive backplane
- Power supply unit
- Power distribution board
- System board
- Trusted Platform Module
- Control panels
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Option Description
The iDRAC settings utility is used to set up and configure the iDRAC parameters. You can enable or
disable various iDRAC parameters using the iDRAC settings utility.
For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Control User's Guide located at
www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Device Settings Enables you to configure device settings.
System BIOS
You can use the System BIOS screen to edit specific functions such as boot order, system password, setup password, set the
SATA RAID mode, and enable or disable USB ports.
Viewing System BIOS
To view the System BIOS 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.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
System BIOS Settings details
The System BIOS Settings screen provides the following options.
NOTE:
The NX Series systems support only BIOS mode. Do not change the boot mode to UEFI because the system will not
load the appliance OS when in UEFI mode.
Option Description
System
Information
Specifies information about the system such as the system model name, BIOS version, and Service Tag.
Memory Settings Specifies information and options related to the installed memory.
Processor
Settings
Specifies information and options related to the processor such as speed and cache size.
SATA Settings Specifies options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and ports.
Boot Settings Specifies options to choose the Boot mode and allows you to modify the boot settings.
Network Settings Specifies options to manage the network settings and boot protocols.
Legacy network settings are managed from the Device Settings menu.
Integrated
Devices
Specifies options to manage integrated device controllers and ports, specifies related features and
options.
Serial
Communication
Specifies options to manage the serial ports, its related features and options.
System Profile
Settings
Specifies options to change the processor power management settings, memory frequency.
30 Pre-operating system management applications