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System Setup details, System BIOS, Viewing System BIOS, System BIOS Settings details

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System Setup details The System Setup Main Menu screen details are explained as follows: Option Description System BIOS iDRAC Settings Enables you to configure BIOS settings. Enables you to configure the iDRAC settings. The iDRAC settings utility is an interface to set up and configure the iDRAC parameters by using UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters by using the iDRAC settings utility. For more information about this utility, see Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at www.dell.com/idracmanuals. Device Settings Enables you to configure device settings such as network cards or storage controllers. System BIOS You can use the System BIOS screen to edit specific functions such as boot order, system password, setup password, set the SATA and PCIe NVMe RAID mode, and enable or disable USB ports. Viewing System BIOS To view the System Setup screen, perform the following steps: Steps 1. Turn on, or restart your system. 2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message: F2 = System Setup NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. 3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. System BIOS Settings details About this task The System BIOS Settings screen details are explained as follows: Option Description System Information Specifies information about the system such as the system model name, BIOS version, and Service Tag. Memory Settings Specifies information and options related to the installed memory. Processor Settings Specifies information and options related to the processor such as speed and cache size. SATA Settings Specifies options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and ports. NVMe Settings Specifies options to change the NVMe settings. If the system contains the NVMe drives that you want to configure in a RAID array, you must set both this field and the Embedded SATA field on the SATA Settings menu to RAID mode. You might also need to change the Boot Mode setting to UEFI. Otherwise, you should set this field to Non-RAID mode. Boot Settings Specifies options to specify the Boot mode (BIOS or UEFI). Enables you to modify UEFI and BIOS boot settings. Pre-operating system management applications 19

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System Setup details
The
System Setup Main Menu
screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
System BIOS
Enables you to configure BIOS settings.
iDRAC Settings
Enables you to configure the iDRAC settings.
The iDRAC settings utility is an interface to set up and configure the iDRAC parameters by using UEFI
(Unified Extensible Firmware Interface). You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters by using the
iDRAC settings utility. For more information about this utility, see
Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller User’s Guide
at
www.dell.com/idracmanuals
.
Device Settings
Enables you to configure device settings such as network cards or storage controllers.
System BIOS
You can use the
System BIOS
screen to edit specific functions such as boot order, system password, setup password, set the
SATA and PCIe NVMe RAID mode, and enable or disable USB ports.
Viewing System BIOS
To view the
System Setup
screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1.
Turn on, or restart your system.
2.
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, click
System BIOS
.
System BIOS Settings details
About this task
The
System BIOS Settings
screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
System
Information
Specifies information about the system such as the system model name, BIOS version, and Service Tag.
Memory Settings
Specifies information and options related to the installed memory.
Processor
Settings
Specifies information and options related to the processor such as speed and cache size.
SATA Settings
Specifies options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and ports.
NVMe Settings
Specifies options to change the NVMe settings. If the system contains the NVMe drives that you want to
configure in a RAID array, you must set both this field and the
Embedded SATA
field on the
SATA
Settings
menu to
RAID
mode. You might also need to change the
Boot Mode
setting to
UEFI
.
Otherwise, you should set this field to
Non-RAID
mode.
Boot Settings
Specifies options to specify the Boot mode (BIOS or UEFI). Enables you to modify UEFI and BIOS boot
settings.
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