Contents 5

Contents

1 About Your System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Accessing System Features During Startup. . . . . . . 13
Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 14
Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 16
Guidelines for Connecting External Devices . . . . . . 17
NIC Indicator Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Diagnostic Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Diagnostics Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Alert Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Other Information You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

2 Using the System Setup Program

and UEFI Boot Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Choosing the System Boot Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Entering the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Responding to Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . 38
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