Dell R820 owner manual Choosing The System Boot Mode, Keystroke Description, F10, F11 F12

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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>	Enters the System Setup.
<F10>	Enters System Services, which opens the Dell Lifecycle
	Controller 2 (LC2). The Dell LC2 supports systems
	management features such as operating system
	deployment, hardware diagnostics, firmware updates, and
	platform configuration, using a graphical user interface.
	The exact LC2 feature set is determined by the iDRAC
	license purchased. For more information, see the Dell LC2
	documentation.

<F11>

<F12>

From the System Setup, you can:

Enters the BIOS Boot Manager or the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Boot Manager, depending on the system's boot configuration

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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.

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