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About Your System
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Accessing System Features During Startup
Table 1-1 describes keystrokes that may be entered during startup to access system features. If your
operating system begins to load before you enter the keystroke, allow the system to finish booting, and
then restart your system and try again.
Table 1-1.
Keystrokes for Accessing System Features
Keystroke
Description
<F2>
Enters the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 31.
<F10>
Enters the System Diagnostics program. See "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 118.
<F11>
Enters the boot mode selection screen, allowing you to choose a boot device.
<F12>
Exits PXE boot.
<Ctrl+E>
Enters the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Management Utility, which allows access to
the system event log (SEL). See the
BMC User’s Guide
for more information on setup and use
of BMC.
<Ctrl+C>
Enters the SAS Configuration Utility. See your SAS adapter
User’s Guide
for more information.
<Ctrl+S>
Option is displayed only if you have PXE support enabled through the System Setup Program (see
"Integrated Devices Screen" on page 36). This keystroke allows you to configure NIC settings for
PXE boot. For more information, see the documentation for the integrated NIC.
<Ctrl+D>
If you have the optional Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) installed, this keystroke allows
access to selected DRAC configuration settings. See the DRAC
User’s Guide
for more information
on setup and use of DRAC.
Summary of Contents for EMU01
Page 96: ...96 Installing System Components ...
Page 116: ...116 Troubleshooting Your System ...
Page 120: ...120 Running the System Diagnostics ...
Page 128: ...128 Jumpers and Connectors ...
Page 162: ...162 Glossary ...