Deployment Guide

System BIOS
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System BIOS—Miscellaneous Settings
The Miscellaneous Settings page allows you to perform specific functions like updating the asset tag and
changing system date and time.
Note: The default option setting is depicted in boldface. Dell EMC reserves the rights to change the default
properties.
Menu Item
Options
Description
System Time
N/A
Enables you to set the time on the system.
System Date
N/A
Enables you to set the date on the system.
Asset Tag
N/A
Displays the asset tag and allows you to modify it for security and
asset tracking purposes.
Keyboard
NumLock
• On
• Off
Determines whether the system boots with Num Lock enabled or
disabled. When Num Lock is on, the rightmost keys on the keyboard
function like those on a numeric calculator. With Num Lock off, they
function as cursor-control keys.
F1/F2 Prompt on
Error
• Enabled
• Disabled
Enables you to specify the BIOS behavior on certain POST errors. By
default, F1/F2 Prompt on Error is enabled, which implies that when
the system will stop responding at the end of POST waiting for user
input after having an error during bootup.
If set to disabled, the BIOS displays the warning or error message
on the screen and continues booting to the OS.
Note: For certain catastrophic errors, even if this field is set to
Disabled, BIOS may still prompt F1, F2, F10, or F11 during POST.
Load Legacy
Video Option
ROM
• Enabled
• Disabled
Indicates whether the system BIOS will load the legacy video
(INT10h) option ROM from the video controller. Select Enabled if
the OS (Windows Server 2008 is the only known UEFI-aware OS
that has this limitation) does not support UEFI video output
standards. Failure to enable this option before installing W2K8 will
result in a no-video display situation after OS boots. For other UEFI-
aware OSs, this field is recommended to be left as default
(Disabled).
Note: This field is for UEFI boot mode only and has no effect when
the boot mode is set to BIOS. Also, this field cannot set to Enabled if
UEFI Secure Boot is enabled.
Dell Wyse
P25/P45 BIOS
Access
• Enabled
• Disabled
Enables or disables Remote user to access BIOS Setup via Dell Wyse
P25/P45 Portal. If P25/P45 BIOS Access is turned off, it cannot be
turned back on remotely from the P25/P45. Turning this feature off
will also prevent keyboard and mouse access to Diagnostics, Boot
Options, and other Pre-OS functionality.
Power Cycle
Request
• None
• Full Power Cycle
Specifies how the system reacts when system transitions to S5 state.
When set to None, the transition to S5 is normal.
When set to Full Power Cycle, the system will temporarily be forced
into a lower power state, like removing and replacing AC.