Dell POWEREDGE 840, Hardware Owner'S Manual

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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 "Entering the System Setup Program" on page 29.
<F10> Opens the utility partition, allowing you to run the system diagnostics. See "Running the
System Diagnostics" on page 112.
<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+R> Enters the RAID configuration utility, which allows you to configure an optional RAID
card. For more information, see the documentation for your RAID card.
<Ctrl+S> Option is displayed only if you have PXE support enabled through the System Setup
Program (see "Integrated Devices Screen" on page 34). This keystroke allows you to
configure NIC settings for PXE boot. For more information, see the documentation for
your integrated NIC.
<Ctrl+D> If you have the optional Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC), this keystroke allows
access to selected DRAC configuration settings. See the DRAC User’s Guide for more
information on setup and use of DRAC.