Contents

1 About Your System......................................................................................................................7

Front-Panel Features And Indicators.......................................................................................................................7
Using USB Diskette or USB DVD/CD Drives.............................................................................................................7
Hard-Drive/SSD Indicator Patterns..........................................................................................................................8
Other Information You May Need.............................................................................................................................9

2 Using The System Setup And Boot Manager.......................................................................11

Choosing The System Boot Mode..........................................................................................................................11
Entering System Setup............................................................................................................................................12
Responding To Error Messages.......................................................................................................................12
Using The System Setup Navigation Keys.......................................................................................................12
System Setup Options.............................................................................................................................................12
System Setup Main Screen..............................................................................................................................12
System BIOS Screen........................................................................................................................................13
System Information Screen..............................................................................................................................13
Memory Settings Screen.................................................................................................................................14
Processor Settings Screen..............................................................................................................................14
SATA Settings Screen......................................................................................................................................15
Boot Settings Screen.......................................................................................................................................15
Integrated Devices Screen..............................................................................................................................16
Serial Communications Screen........................................................................................................................17
System Profile Settings Screen........................................................................................................................18
System Security Screen...................................................................................................................................18
Miscellaneous Settings....................................................................................................................................19
System And Setup Password Features..................................................................................................................20
Assigning A System And/Or Setup Password..................................................................................................20
Using Your System Password To Secure Your System....................................................................................21
Deleting Or Changing An Existing System And/Or Setup Password................................................................21
Operating With A Setup Password Enabled....................................................................................................22
Entering The UEFI Boot Manager...........................................................................................................................22
Using The Boot Manager Navigation Keys......................................................................................................22
Boot Manager Screen......................................................................................................................................23
UEFI Boot Menu...............................................................................................................................................23
Embedded System Management............................................................................................................................23
iDRAC Settings Utility..............................................................................................................................................23
Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility..................................................................................................................24

3 Installing Blade Components..................................................................................................25