System BIOS
You can use the
System BIOS
screen to edit specific functions such as boot order, system password, setup password, set the SATA and
PCIe NVMe RAID mode, and enable or disable USB ports.
Related links
System BIOS Settings details
Boot Settings
Network Settings
System Information
Memory Settings
Processor Settings
SATA Settings
Integrated Devices
Serial Communication
System Profile Settings
Miscellaneous Settings
iDRAC Settings utility
Device Settings
System Security
Viewing System BIOS
Viewing System BIOS
To view the
System BIOS
screen, perform the following 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 details are explained as follows:
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.
NVMe Settings
Specifies options to change the NVMe settings. If the system contains the NVMe drives that you want to
configure in a RAID array, you must set both this field and the
Embedded SATA
field on the
SATA Settings
menu
to
RAID
mode. You might also need to change the
Boot Mode
setting to
UEFI
. Otherwise, you should set this field
to
Non-RAID
mode.
Boot Settings
Specifies options to specify the Boot mode (BIOS or UEFI). Enables you to modify UEFI and BIOS boot settings.
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