Dell R820 owner manual Entering The UEFI Boot Manager, Using The Boot Manager Navigation Keys

NOTE: You can use the Password Status option in conjunction with the Setup Password option to protect the system password from unauthorized changes.

Entering The UEFI Boot Manager

NOTE: Operating systems must be 64-bit UEFI-compatible (for example, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 version) to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating systems can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode.

The Boot Manager enables you to:

•Add, delete, and arrange boot options.

•Access System Setup and BIOS-level boot options without restarting.

To enter the Boot Manager:

1.Turn on or restart your system.

2.Press <F11> after you see the following message:

<F11> = UEFI Boot Manager

If your operating system begins to load before you press <F11>, allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.

Using The Boot Manager Navigation Keys

Key	Description
Up arrow	Moves to the previous field.
Down arrow	Moves to the next field.
<Enter>	Allows you to type in a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field.
Spacebar	Expands or collapses a drop-down list, if applicable.
<Tab>	Moves to the next focus area.
	NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only.
<Esc>	Moves to the previous page till you view the main screen. Pressing <Esc> in the main screen
	exits the Boot Manager and proceeds with system boot.
<F1>	Displays the System Setup help file.

NOTE: For most of the options, any changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you restart the system.

Boot Manager Screen

Menu Item Description

Continue Normal The system attempts to boot to devices starting with the first item in the boot order. If the boot

Bootattempt fails, the system continues with the next item in the boot order until the boot is successful or no more boot options are found.

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