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Pre-operating system management
applications
The pre-operating system management applications for your system helps you manage different settings
and features of your system without booting to the operating system.
Your system has the following pre-operating system management applications:
• System Setup
• Boot Manager
• Dell Lifecycle Controller
Dell Lifecycle Controller allows you to perform useful tasks such as configuring BIOS and hardware
settings, deploying operating system, updating drivers, and saving hardware profiles. For more
information about Dell Lifecycle Controller, see the documentation at
Dell.com/idracmanuals
.
Navigation keys
The navigation keys can help you access the pre-operating system management applications.
Key
Description
Page Up
Moves to the previous screen.
Page Down
Moves to the next screen.
Up arrow
Moves to the previous field.
Down arrow
Moves to the next field.
Enter
Enables you to type a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in
the field.
Spacebar
Expands or collapses a drop-down list, if applicable.
Tab
Moves to the next focus area.
NOTE: This feature is applicable for the standard graphical browser only.
Esc
Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing Esc in the
main screen exits System BIOS/iDRAC Settings/Device Settings/Service Tag
Settings and proceeds with system boot.
F1
Displays the System Setup help.
F2
Enables you to enter
System Setup
F10
Enables you to enter
Dell Lifecycle Controller
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