Dell XK946 manual Accessing System Features During Startup

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Accessing System Features During Startup

Table 1-1 describes keystrokes that may be entered during startup to access system features. If your operating system begins to load before you enter the keystroke, allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again.

Table 1-1. Keystrokes for Accessing System Functions

Keystroke	Description
<F2>	Enters the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup
	Program" on page 41.
<F10>	Opens the utility partition, allowing you to run the system
	diagnostics. See "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 149.
<F11>	Enters the boot menu.
<F12>	Enters the PXE boot.
<Ctrl><c>	Enters the SAS Configuration Utility. See your SAS adapter User’s
	Guide for more information.
<Ctrl><e>	Enters the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Management
	Utility, which allows access to the system event log (SEL). See the
	BMC User’s Guide for more information on setup and use of BMC.

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