Accessing System Features During Startup

The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup. The SAS/SATA card or PXE hotkey support are available only in the BIOS boot mode. Hotkey function is not available in the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot mode.

Keystroke

Description

 

 

<F2>

Enters the System Setup program. See "System Setup Menu" on

 

page 67.

 

 

<F11>

Enters the BIOS Boot Manager or the Unified Extensible

 

Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot Manager, depending on the

 

system's boot configuration.

 

 

<F12>

Starts Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) boot.

 

 

<Ctrl><C>

Enters the LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card Configuration Utility.

 

For more information, see the SAS adapter documentation.

 

 

<Ctrl><H>

Enters the LSI 2008 SAS Mezzanine Card Configuration Utility.

 

For more information, see the documentation for your SAS RAID

 

card.

 

 

<Ctrl><S>

Enters the utility to configure onboard NIC settings for PXE boot.

 

For more information, see the documentation for your integrated

 

NIC.

 

 

<Ctrl><I>

Enters the onboard SAS and SATA controller’s configuration

 

utility.

 

 

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Dell C8000 owner manual Accessing System Features During Startup, Keystroke Description