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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 38.

<F10>

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

 

System Diagnostics" on page 131

<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 42). 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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