Entering System Setup; System Setup Main Menu; System Bios Screen - Dell PowerEdge M830 Owner's Manual

• 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, setting the RAID mode, 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:
Menu Item
System Information
Memory Settings
Processor Settings
SATA Settings
Boot Settings
Network Settings
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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.
Description
Displays information about the system such as the system model name,
BIOS version and Service Tag.
Displays information and options related to the installed memory.
Displays information and options related to the processor such as speed,
cache size.
Displays options to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and
ports.
Displays options to specify the boot mode (BIOS or UEFI). Enables you to
modify UEFI and BIOS boot settings.
Displays options to change the network settings.