Miscellaneous Settings Screen - Dell PowerEdge M830 Owner's Manual

Miscellaneous Settings screen

You can use the Miscellaneous Settings screen to perform specific functions such as updating the asset
tag, and changing the system date and time.
To view the Miscellaneous Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS →
Miscellaneous Settings.
Menu Item
System Time
System Date
Asset Tag
Keyboard NumLock
F1/F2 Prompt on Error
Load Legacy Video Option ROM
In-System Characterization
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Description
Enables you to set the time on the system.
Enables you to set the date on the system.
Displays the asset tag and enables you to modify it
for security and tracking purposes.
Enables you to set whether the system boots with
the NumLock enabled or disabled. By default the
Keyboard NumLock is set to On.
NOTE: This option does not apply to 84-key
keyboards.
Enables or disables the F1/F2 prompt on error. By
default, F1/F2 Prompt on Error is set to Enabled.
The F1/F2 prompt also includes keyboard errors.
Enables you to determine whether the system
BIOS loads the legacy video (INT 10H) option ROM
from the video controller. Selecting Enabled in the
operating system does not support UEFI video
output standards. This field is only for UEFI boot
mode. You cannot set this to Enabled if UEFI
Secure Boot mode is enabled.
This option enables or disables In-System
Characterization. By default, In-System
Characterization is set to Disabled. The two other
options are Enabled and Enabled - No Reboot.
NOTE: The default setting for In-System
Characterization is subject to change in
future BIOS releases.
When enabled, In-System Characterization (ISC)
executes during POST upon detecting relevant
change(s) in system configuration. This helps in
optimizing the system power and performance.
ISC takes about 20 seconds to execute, and system
reset is required for ISC results to be applied. The
Enabled - No Reboot option executes ISC and
continues without applying ISC results until the
next time system reset occurs. The Enabled option
executes ISC and forces an immediate system
reset so that ISC results can be applied. It takes the
system longer to be ready due to the forced
system reset. When disabled, ISC does not execute.