Idrac Settings Utility - Dell E28S Series Owner's Manual

Pre-operating system management applications
Keyboard NumLock
F1/F2 Prompt on Error
Load Legacy Video Option ROM
In-System Characterization

iDRAC Settings utility

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 using iDRAC, see Dell Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller User's
Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
Entering the iDRAC Settings utility
Procedure
1. Turn on or restart the managed system.
2. Press F2 during Power-on Self-test (POST).
3. On the System Setup Main Menu page, click iDRAC Settings.
Changing the thermal settings
The iDRAC settings utility enables you to select and customize the thermal control settings for
your system.
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Enables you to set whether the system boots with the NumLock enabled or disabled. This
option is set to On by default.
Note: This option does not apply to 84-key keyboards.
Enables or disables the F1/F2 prompt on error. This option is set to Enabled by default. 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 available only for UEFI boot mode. You cannot set
the option to Enabled if UEFI Secure Boot mode is enabled.
Enables or disables In-System Characterization. This option is set to Disabled by default.
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 to optimize system power and performance. ISC
takes about 20 seconds to execute, and system reset is needed 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.
Note: Accessing some of the features on the iDRAC settings utility needs the iDRAC
Enterprise License upgrade.
The iDRAC Settings screen is displayed.