About System Setup; Entering System Setup; System Setup Main Menu; System Bios Screen - Dell PowerEdge R530xd Owner's Manual

About System Setup

Using System Setup, you can configure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of your
system.
You can access System Setup in two ways:
• Standard Graphical Browser — This is enabled by default.
• Text Browser — This is enabled by 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>, wait for the system to finish booting,
and then restart your system and try again.

System Setup Main Menu

Option
System BIOS
iDRAC Settings
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, and enabling or disabling USB ports.
To view the System BIOS screen click System BIOS on the System Setup Main Menu.
The System BIOS screen details are explained as follows:
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.
Enables you to configure device settings.
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