Dell PowerEdgeFC430 Owner's Manual page 25

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Viewing System BIOS

To view the System BIOS screen, perform the following steps:

Turn on, or restart your system.

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

yoursystemandtryagain.

Onthe System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.

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System BIOS

System BIOS Settings details

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.

Boot Settings

Specifies options to specifythe boot mode (BIOS or UEFI). Enables you to modifyUEFI and BIOS boot settings.

Network Settings

Specifies options to change the network settings.

Integrated Devices Specifiesoptionstomanageintegrateddevicecontrollersandportsandspecifyrelatedfeaturesandoptions.

Serial

Specifies options to manage the serial ports and specify related features and options.

Communication

System Profile

Specifies options to change the processor power management settings, memory frequency, and so on.

Settings

System Security

Specifiesoptionstoconfigurethesystemsecuritysettings,suchassystempassword,setuppassword,Trusted

Platform Module (TPM) security. It also manages the power and NMI buttons on the system.

Miscellaneous

Specifies options to change the system date, time, and so on.

Settings

Troubleshooting