System Setup Screens - Dell PowerEdge 4300 User Manual

4-2 Dell PowerEdge 4300 Systems User's Guide
Enter the System Setup program as follows:
1. Turn on your system.
If your system is already on, shut it down and then turn it on again.
2. Press <Ctrl><Alt><Enter> immediately after you see the following message:
Press <Ctrl><Alt><Enter> for System Setup
If you wait too long and your operating system begins to load into memory, let the
system complete the load operation ; then shut down the system and try again.
NOTE: To ensure an orderly system shutdown, consult the documentation that
accompanied your operating system.
You can also enter the System Setup program by responding to certain error mes-
sages. See "Responding to Error Messages" at the end of this chapter.
The two System Setup screens, Page 1 and Page 2, display the current setup and con-
figuration information and optional settings for your system. Typical examples are
illustrated in Figure 4-1. Information on the two System Setup screens is organized in
five boxed areas:
Title box
The box at the top of both screens lists the system name, page number (Page 1
or Page 2), and the revision number of the basic input/output system (BIOS).
Configuration options
The box on the left half of both screens lists System Setup program options,
which define the installed hardware in your computer.
Fields beside the options contain settings or values; those that appear bright on
the screen can be changed. Values that you cannot change because they are
determined by the system appear less bright.
Some options have multiple fields, which may show values as bright or less
bright depending upon what values you entered in other fields.
Help
The box on the upper-right half of both screens displays help information for the
option with a currently highlighted field.
System data
The box in the lower-right corner of both screens displays information about your
system.