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.......................................................................................................7
Other Information You May Need........................................................................................................8
2 Using The System Setup And Boot Manager................................................. 10
Choosing The System Boot Mode...................................................................................................... 11
Entering System Setup.........................................................................................................................11
Responding To Error Messages.....................................................................................................11
Using The System Setup Navigation Keys.....................................................................................11
System Setup Options......................................................................................................................... 12
System Setup Main Screen............................................................................................................ 12
System BIOS Screen...................................................................................................................... 12
System Information Screen...........................................................................................................13
Memory Settings Screen................................................................................................................13
Processor Settings Screen.............................................................................................................14
Boot Settings Screen..................................................................................................................... 15
Integrated Devices Screen............................................................................................................ 16
Serial Communications Screen..................................................................................................... 17
System Profile Settings Screen......................................................................................................17
System Security Screen................................................................................................................. 18
Miscellaneous Settings.................................................................................................................. 19
System And Setup Password Features................................................................................................19
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..................................................................................21
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..........................................................................................................................24
Entering The iDRAC Settings Utility..............................................................................................24
3 Installing Blade Components........................................................................... 25
Recommended Tools..........................................................................................................................25