System Setup; Boot Menu; Timing Key Sequences - Dell Precision R5500 Owner's Manual
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Also See for Precision R5500:
- Setup & features manual (8 pages) ,
- Owner's manual (104 pages)
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Topics:
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Boot Menu
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Timing Key Sequences
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Dell Diagnostics
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System Setup Options
Boot Menu
As with previous workstation platforms, this computer includes a one-time boot menu. This feature gives users a quick and convenient
mechanism to bypass the System Setup-defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example: floppy, CD-ROM,
or hard drive). The boot menu enhancements introduced on previous platforms are as follows:
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Easier access - Although the <Ctrl><Alt><F8> keystroke still exists and can be used to call up the menu, simply press <F12> during
system boot to access the menu.
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User prompting - Not only is the menu easy to access, but the user is prompted to use the keystroke on the BIOS splash screen. The
keystroke is no longer "hidden" from the user.
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Diagnostics options - The boot menu includes two diagnostic options, IDE Drive Diagnostics (90/90 Hard Drive Diagnostics) and
Boot to the Utility Partition. The benefit here is that the user does not have to remember the <Ctrl><Alt><D> and <Ctrl><Alt><D>
and <Ctrl><Alt><F10> keystrokes.
NOTE:
Since the one-time boot menu only affects the current boot, it has the added benefit of not requiring the
technician to restore the customer's boot order after completing troubleshooting.
The computer has several keystroke options available during the POST process at the Dell Logo screen. These keystrokes make several
options available.
Keystroke
<F2>
<F12> or <Ctrl><Alt><F8>
<F3>
Timing Key Sequences
The keyboard is not the first device initialized by Setup. As a result, if you press a keystroke too early, you lock out the keyboard. When
this happens, a keyboard error message appears on the monitor, and you cannot restart the system with the <Ctrl><Alt><Del> keys.
Function
Description
Enter System Setup Use System Setup to make changes to the user-definable
settings.
Enter Boot Menu
One-time boot and diagnostics utility menu.
Network Boot
Bypass the BIOS boot sequence and boot directly to the
network.
System Setup
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