About System Setup

Using System Setup, you can configure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of your system.

You can access System Setup in two ways:

Standard Graphical Browser— This is enabled by default.

Text Browser— This is enabled using 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>.

Entering System Setup

1.Turn on or restart your system.

2.Press <F2> immediately after you see the following message:

<F2> = System Setup

If your operating system begins to load before you press <F2>, allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.

System Setup Main Menu

Option

Description

System BIOS

Enables you to configure BIOS settings.

iDRAC Settings

Enables you to configure iDRAC settings.

 

The iDRAC Settings utility is an interface to set up and configure the iDRAC

 

parameters using UEFI. You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters by

 

using the iDRAC Settings utility. For more information about this utility, see the

 

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User’s Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals.

Device Settings

Enables you to configure device settings.

System BIOS screen

You can use the System BIOS screen to view BIOS settings as well as edit specific functions such as boot order, system password, setup password, setting RAID mode, and enabling or disabling USB ports.

In the System Setup Main Menu, click System BIOS.

The System BIOS screen details are explained below.

Example

 

Menu Item

Description

System

Displays information about the system such as the system model name, BIOS

Information

version, Service Tag, and so on.

Memory Settings

Displays information and options related to installed memory.

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