Pre-Operating System Management Applications; Options To Manage The Pre-Operating System Applications; System Setup; Viewing System Setup - Dell E43S Series Installation And Service Manual

Pre-operating system management applications

Dell EMC recommends that you do not change any of the factory settings. XC Series settings are configured at the factory.
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Options to manage the pre-operating system applications

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System Setup

• Dell Lifecycle Controller
• Boot Manager
• PXE boot
Options to manage the pre-operating system
applications
Your system has the following options to manage the pre-operating system applications:
• System Setup
• Dell Lifecycle Controller
• Boot Manager
• Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)
System Setup
By using the System Setup screen, you can configure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of your system.
NOTE: Help text for the selected field is displayed in the graphical browser by default. To view the help text in the text browser,
press F1.
You can access system setup by using two methods:
• Standard graphical browser—The browser is enabled by default.
• Text browser—The browser is enabled by using Console Redirection.

Viewing System Setup

To view the System Setup screen, perform the following steps:
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 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
your system and try again.
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