Dell R720XD owner manual Using The System Setup and Boot Manager, Choosing The System Boot Mode

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Using The System Setup and Boot Manager

System Setup enables you to manage your system hardware and specify BIOS-level options. The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup:

Keystroke	Description
<F2>	Opens the System Setup page.
<F10>	Enters System Services and starts Lifecycle Controller,
	which supports systems management features such as
	operating system deployment, hardware diagnostics,
	firmware updates, and platform configuration, using a
	graphical user interface. The feature set available in
	Lifecycle Controller is determined by the iDRAC license
	purchased. For more information, see Related
	Documentation topic.
<F11>	Enters the BIOS Boot Manager or the Unified Extensible
	Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot Manager, depending on
	the system's boot configuration.

<F12>

From the System Setup, you can:

Starts Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot.

•Change the NVRAM settings after you add or remove hardware

•View the system hardware configuration

•Enable or disable integrated devices

•Set performance and power management thresholds

•Manage system security

You can access the System Setup using the:

•Standard graphical browser, which is enabled by default

•Text browser, which is enabled using Console Redirection

To enable Console Redirection, in System Setup, select System BIOS → Serial Communication screen → Serial Communication, select On with Console Redirection.

NOTE: By default, help text for the selected field is displayed in the graphical browser. To view the help text in the text browser, press <F1>.

Choosing The System Boot Mode

System Setup enables you to specify the boot mode for installing your operating system:

•BIOS boot mode (the default) is the standard BIOS-level boot interface.

•UEFI boot mode is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface based on Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) specifications that overlays the system BIOS.

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