Dell 2900 owner manual Accessing System Features During Startup

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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 35.
<F10>	Opens the utility partition, allowing you to run the system diagnostics. See "Running the System
	Diagnostics" on page 136.
<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 40). 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.

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