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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 33.

<F10>

Opens the utility partition, allowing you to run the system diagnostics. See "Running the System

 

Diagnostics" on page 122.

<F11>

Enters the boot menu selection screen, allowing you to choose a boot device.

<F12>

Initiates PXE boot.

<Ctrl+E>

Enters the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Management Utility, which allows access to

 

the system event log (SEL). See the BMC documentation for more information on setup and use of

 

BMC.

<Ctrl+C>

Enters the SAS Configuration Utility. See your optional SAS controller user’s guide for more

 

information. Also configures 0 and 1 hardware RAID levels.

<Ctrl+R>

Enters the RAID configuration utility, which allows you to configure an optional SAS RAID

 

controller daughter card. For more information, see the documentation for your RAID card. Also

 

configures RAID hardware levels 0, 1, 5, and 10.

<Ctrl+S>

Option is displayed only if you have PXE support enabled through the System Setup Program (see

 

"Integrated Devices Screen" on page 38). 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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