Dell PowerEdge T430 Dell PowerEdge T430 Owners Manual - Page 31

Entering System Setup, System Setup Main Menu, System BIOS screen - size

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• Standard Graphical Browser - This is enabled by default. • Text Browser - This is enabled using 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 . Entering System Setup 1. Turn on or restart your system. 2. Press immediately after you see the following message: = System Setup If your operating system begins to load before you press , allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. System Setup Main Menu Option System BIOS iDRAC Settings Description Enables you to configure BIOS settings. Enables you to configure iDRAC settings. The iDRAC Settings utility is an interface to set up and configure the iDRAC parameters by using UEFI. You can enable or disable various iDRAC parameters by using the iDRAC Settings utility. For more information about this utility, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's Guide at dell.com/esmmanuals. Device Settings Enables you to configure device settings. System BIOS screen By using the System BIOS screen you can view the BIOS settings as well as edit specific functions such as Boot Order, System Password, Setup Password, setting the RAID mode, and enabling or disabling USB ports. In the System Setup Main Menu, click System BIOS. Menu Item System Information Memory Settings Processor Settings SATA Settings Boot Settings Network Settings Integrated Devices Description Displays information about the system such as the system model name, BIOS version and Service Tag. Displays information and options related to the installed memory. Displays information and options related to the processor such as speed, cache size, and so on. Displays options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and ports. Displays options to specify the boot mode (BIOS or UEFI). Enables you to modify UEFI and BIOS boot settings. Displays options to change the network settings. Displays options to enable or disable integrated device controllers and ports, and to specify related features and options. 31

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Standard Graphical Browser — This is enabled by default.
Text Browser — This is enabled using 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>.
Entering System Setup
1.
Turn on or restart your system.
2.
Press <F2> immediately after you see the following message:
<F2> = System Setup
If your operating system begins to load before you press <F2>, allow the system to finish booting,
and then restart your system and try again.
System Setup Main Menu
Option
Description
System BIOS
Enables you to configure BIOS settings.
iDRAC Settings
Enables you to configure iDRAC settings.
The iDRAC Settings utility is an interface to set up and configure the
iDRAC parameters by using UEFI. You can enable or disable various
iDRAC parameters by using the iDRAC Settings utility. For more
information about this utility, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller User’s Guide at
dell.com/esmmanuals
.
Device Settings
Enables you to configure device settings.
System BIOS screen
By using the
System BIOS
screen you can view the BIOS settings as well as edit specific functions such as
Boot Order
,
System Password
,
Setup Password
, setting the RAID mode, and enabling or disabling USB
ports.
In the
System Setup Main Menu
, click
System BIOS
.
Menu Item
Description
System Information
Displays information about the system such as the system model name,
BIOS version and Service Tag.
Memory Settings
Displays information and options related to the installed memory.
Processor Settings
Displays information and options related to the processor such as speed,
cache size, and so on.
SATA Settings
Displays options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and
ports.
Boot Settings
Displays options to specify the boot mode (BIOS or UEFI). Enables you to
modify UEFI and BIOS boot settings.
Network Settings
Displays options to change the network settings.
Integrated Devices
Displays options to enable or disable integrated device controllers and
ports, and to specify related features and options.
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