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3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS. 4. On the System BIOS screen, click Boot Settings. Boot Settings details About this task The Boot Settings screen details are explained as follows: Option Description Boot Mode Enables you to set the boot mode of the system. CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not installed in the same boot mode. If the operating system supports UEFI, you can set this option to UEFI. Setting this field to BIOS enables compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. This option is set to UEFI by default. NOTE: Setting this field to UEFI disables the BIOS Boot Settings menu. Boot Sequence Retry Enables or disables the Boot Sequence Retry feature. If this option is set to Enabled and the system fails to boot, the system re-attempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds. This option is set to Enabled by default. Hard-Disk Failover Specifies the drive that is booted in the event of a drive failure. The devices are selected in the Hard-Disk Drive Sequence on the Boot Option Setting menu. When this option is set to Disabled, only the first drive in the list is attempted to boot. When this option is set to Enabled, all drives are attempted to boot in the order selected in the Hard-Disk Drive Sequence. This option is not enabled for UEFI Boot Mode. This option is set to Disabled by default. Generic USB Boot Enables or disables the USB boot option. This option is set to Disabled by default. Hard-disk Drive Placeholder Enables or disables the Hard-disk drive placeholder option. This option is set to Disabled by default. BIOS Boot Settings Enables or disables BIOS boot options. NOTE: This option is enabled only if the boot mode is BIOS. UEFI Boot Settings Enables or disables UEFI Boot options. The Boot options include IPv4 PXE and IPv6 PXE. This option is set to IPv4 by default. NOTE: This option is enabled only if the boot mode is UEFI. UEFI Boot Sequence Boot Options Enable/Disable Enables you to change the boot device order. Enables you to select the enabled or disabled boot devices. Choosing system boot mode System Setup enables you to specify one of the following boot modes for installing your operating system: • BIOS boot mode is the standard BIOS-level boot interface. • UEFI boot mode (the default), is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface. If you have configured your system to boot to UEFI mode, it replaces the system BIOS. 1. From the System Setup Main Menu, click Boot Settings, and select Boot Mode. 2. Select the UEFI boot mode you want the system to boot into. CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not installed in the same boot mode. 3. After the system boots in the specified boot mode, proceed to install your operating system from that mode. NOTE: Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode. Pre-operating system management applications 43

Section	Page
Dell EMC PowerEdge R440 Installation and Service Manual	3
Dell EMC PowerEdge R440 system overview	7
Front view of the system	7
Left control panel view	10
Status LED indicators	10
System health and system ID indicator codes	11
iDRAC Quick Sync 2 indicator codes	11
Right control panel view	12
iDRAC Direct LED indicator codes	13
Drive indicator codes	14
Back view of the system	15
NIC indicator codes	17
Power supply unit indicator codes	17
LCD panel	18
Viewing Home screen	19
Setup menu	19
View menu	19
Locating the Service Tag of your system	20
System Label Information	21
Documentation resources	22
Technical specifications	24
System dimensions	24
Chassis weight	25
Processor specifications	25
Supported operating systems	25
PSU specifications	25
System battery	25
Expansion bus specifications	26
Memory specifications	26
Storage controller specifications	26
Drive specifications	26
Drives	26
Ports and connectors specifications	27
USB ports	27
NIC ports	27
Serial connector	27
VGA ports	27
Internal Dual SD Module	27
Video specifications	27
Environmental specifications	28
Standard operating temperature	29
Expanded operating temperature	29
Expanded operating temperature restrictions	29
Thermal restriction matrix	30
Particulate and gaseous contamination specifications	31
Initial system setup and configuration	32
Setting up your system	32
iDRAC configuration	32
Options to set up iDRAC IP address	32
Log in to iDRAC	33
Options to install the operating system	33
Methods to download firmware and drivers	33
Downloading drivers and firmware	34
Pre-operating system management applications	35
Options to manage the pre-operating system applications	35
System Setup	35
Viewing System Setup	35
System Setup details	36
System BIOS	36
Viewing System BIOS	36
System BIOS Settings details	36
System Information	37
Viewing System Information	37
System Information details	37
Memory Settings	38
Viewing Memory Settings	38
Memory Settings details	38
Processor Settings	39
Viewing Processor Settings	39
Processor Settings details	39
SATA Settings	41
Viewing SATA Settings	41
SATA Settings details	41
NVMe Settings	42
Viewing NVMe Settings	42
NVMe Settings details	42
Boot Settings	42
Viewing Boot Settings	42
Boot Settings details	43
Choosing system boot mode	43
Changing boot order	44
Network Settings	44
Viewing Network Settings	44
Network Settings screen details	44
Integrated Devices	45
Viewing Integrated Devices	45
Integrated Devices details	45
Serial Communication	47
Viewing Serial Communication	47
Serial Communication details	47
System Profile Settings	48
Viewing System Profile Settings	48
System Profile Settings details	48
System Security	50
Viewing System Security	50
System Security Settings details	50
Creating a system and setup password	52
Using your system password to secure the system	53
Deleting or changing system and setup password	53
Operating with setup password enabled	53
Redundant OS Control	54
Viewing Redundant OS Control	54
Redundant OS Control screen details	54
Miscellaneous Settings	55
Viewing Miscellaneous Settings	55
Miscellaneous Settings details	55
iDRAC Settings utility	56
Device Settings	56
Dell Lifecycle Controller	56
Embedded system management	56
Boot Manager	56
Viewing Boot Manager	56
Boot Manager main menu	57
One-shot UEFI boot menu	57
System Utilities	57
PXE boot	57
Installing and removing system components	58
Safety instructions	58
Before working inside your system	59
After working inside your system	59
Recommended tools	59
Optional front bezel	59
Removing the front bezel	59
Installing the front bezel	60
System cover	61
Removing the system cover	61
Installing the system cover	62
Inside the system	63
Backplane cover	64
Removing the backplane cover	64
Installing the backplane cover	65
Air shroud	66
Removing the air shroud	66
Installing the air shroud	67
Cooling fans	68
Removing the cooling fan	68
Installing cooling fan	69
Intrusion switch	70
Removing the intrusion switch	70
Installing the intrusion switch	71
Drives	72
Removing a drive blank	72
Installing a drive blank	72
Removing a 2.5-inch drive from a 3.5-inch drive adapter	73
Installing a 2.5-inch drive into a 3.5-inch drive adapter	74
Removing a 3.5-inch drive adapter from a 3.5-inch drive carrier	74
Installing a 3.5-inch drive adapter into the 3.5-inch drive carrier	75
Removing a hard drive	76
Installing a hard drive	77
Removing the drive from the drive carrier	78
Installing a drive into the drive carrier	79
System memory	79
System memory guidelines	79
General memory module installation guidelines	80
Mode-specific guidelines	81
Removing a memory module	84
Installing a memory module	84
Processors and heat sinks	85
Removing a processor and heat sink module	85
Installing a processor and heat sink module	86
Removing the processor from the processor and heat sink module	87
Installing the processor into a processor and heat sink module	88
Internal PERC riser	90
Removing the internal PERC riser	90
Installing the internal PERC riser	91
Removing the PERC card from the internal PERC riser	93
Installing PERC card into the internal PERC riser	93
Expansion cards and expansion card risers	94
Expansion bus specifications	94
Installing an expansion card riser	95
Removing an expansion card riser	96
Removing the expansion card from the expansion card riser	97
Installing the expansion card into the expansion card riser	100
Internal PERC riser	102
Removing the internal PERC riser	102
Installing the internal PERC riser	103
Removing the PERC card from the internal PERC riser	104
Installing PERC card into the internal PERC riser	105
M.2 SSD module	106
Installing the M.2 SSD module	106
Removing the M.2 SSD module	107
Optional MicroSD or vFlash card	108
Removing the MicroSD card	108
Installing the MicroSD card	109
Optional IDSDM or vFlash module	110
Removing the optional IDSDM or vFlash card	110
Installing optional IDSDM or vFlash card	111
LOM riser card	112
Removing the LOM riser card	112
Installing the LOM riser card	113
Hard drive backplane	114
Hard drive backplane details	114
Installing the hard drive backplane	115
Removing the hard drive backplane	116
Cable routing	117
System battery	121
Optional internal USB memory key	121
Replacing the optional internal USB memory key	121
Optical drive (optional)	122
Removing the optical drive	122
Installing the optical drive	122
Power supply units	123
Removing a power supply unit blank	123
Installing a power supply unit blank	124
Removing a power supply unit	124
Installing a power supply unit	125
Removing a non-redundant cabled AC power supply unit	126
Installing a non-redundant cabled AC power supply unit	127
Power interposer board	128
Removing power interposer board	128
Installing power interposer board	128
Control panel	129
Removing the left control panel	129
Installing the left control panel	130
Removing the right control panel	131
Installing the right control panel	132
System board	133
Removing the system board	133
Installing the system board	134
Restoring the system using Easy Restore	135
Manually update the Service Tag	136
Entering the system Service Tag by using System Setup	136
Trusted Platform Module	136
Upgrading the Trusted Platform Module	136
Removing the TPM	137
Installing the TPM	137
Initializing TPM for BitLocker users	137
Initializing the TPM 1.2 for TXT users	138
System diagnostics	139
Dell Embedded System Diagnostics	139
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from Boot Manager	139
Running the Embedded System Diagnostics from the Dell Lifecycle Controller	139
System diagnostic controls	140
Jumpers and connectors	141
System board jumpers and connectors	141
System board jumper settings	143
Disabling forgotten password	143
Getting help	144
Contacting Dell EMC	144
Documentation feedback	144
Accessing system information by using QRL	144
Quick Resource Locator for Dell EMC PowerEdge R440 system	145
Receiving automated support with SupportAssist	145

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On the

System Setup Main Menu

screen, click

System BIOS

On the

System BIOS

screen, click

Boot Settings

Boot Settings details

About this task

The

Boot Settings

screen details are explained as follows:

Option

Description

Boot Mode

Enables you to set the boot mode of the system.

CAUTION:

Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system

is not installed in the same boot mode.

If the operating system supports

UEFI

, you can set this option to

UEFI

. Setting this field to

BIOS

enables

compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. This option is set to

UEFI

by default.

NOTE:

Setting this field to UEFI disables the BIOS Boot Settings menu.

Boot Sequence

Retry

Enables or disables the

Boot Sequence Retry

feature. If this option is set to

Enabled

and the system fails to

boot, the system re-attempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds. This option is set to

Enabled

by default.

Hard-Disk Failover

Specifies the drive that is booted in the event of a drive failure. The devices are selected in the

Hard-Disk Drive

Sequence

on the

Boot Option Setting

menu. When this option is set to

Disabled

, only the first drive in the list

is attempted to boot. When this option is set to

Enabled

, all drives are attempted to boot in the order selected in

the

Hard-Disk Drive Sequence

. This option is not enabled for

UEFI Boot Mode

. This option is set to

Disabled

by default.

Generic USB Boot

Enables or disables the USB boot option. This option is set to

Disabled

by default.

Hard-disk Drive

Placeholder

Enables or disables the Hard-disk drive placeholder option. This option is set to

Disabled

by default.

BIOS Boot

Settings

Enables or disables BIOS boot options.

NOTE:

This option is enabled only if the boot mode is BIOS.

UEFI Boot

Settings

Enables or disables UEFI Boot options.

The Boot options include

IPv4 PXE

and

IPv6 PXE

. This option is set to

IPv4

by default.

NOTE:

This option is enabled only if the boot mode is UEFI.

UEFI Boot

Sequence

Enables you to change the boot device order.

Boot Options

Enable/Disable

Enables you to select the enabled or disabled boot devices.

Choosing system boot mode

System Setup enables you to specify one of the following boot modes for installing your operating system:

•

BIOS boot mode is the standard BIOS-level boot interface.

•

UEFI boot mode (the default), is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface.

If you have configured your system to boot to UEFI mode, it replaces the system BIOS.

From the

System Setup Main Menu

, click

Boot Settings

, and select

Boot Mode

Select the UEFI boot mode you want the system to boot into.

CAUTION:

Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not installed in

the same boot mode.

After the system boots in the specified boot mode, proceed to install your operating system from that mode.

NOTE:

Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating

systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode.

Pre-operating system management applications