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About Your System
Dell™ PowerEdge™ R210 Systems Hardware Owner's Manual
Accessing System Features During Startup
The following keystrokes provide access to system features during startup.
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
Figure 1-1. Front-Panel Features and Indicators
Accessing System Features During Startup
Front-Panel Features and Indicators
Back-Panel Features and Indicators
Guidelines for Connecting External Devices
Keystroke
Description
<F2>
Enters the System Setup program. See
Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
.
<F10>
Enters System Services, which opens the Unified Server Configurator (USC). The USC allows you to access utilities such as embedded system
diagnostics. For more information, see the Unified Server Configurator documentation.
<F11>
Enters the BIOS Boot Manager or the UEFI Boot Manager, depending on the system's boot configuration. See
Using the System Setup Program
and UEFI Boot Manager
.
<F12>
Starts PXE boot.
<Ctrl><E> Enters the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) or iDRAC Configuration Utility, which allows access to the System Event Log (SEL) and
configuration of remote access to the system. For more information, see the BMC or iDRAC user documentation.
<Ctrl><C> Enters the SAS Configuration Utility. For more information, see your SAS adapter documentation.
<Ctrl><R> Enters the RAID configuration utility. For more information, see the documentation for your SAS RAID card.
<Ctrl><S> Enters the utility to configure NIC settings for PXE boot. For more information, see the documentation for your integrated NIC.
Item
Indicator, Button, or
Connector
Icon
Description
1
Power-on indicator/
power button
The power-on indicator lights when the system power is on.
The power button controls the DC power supply output to the system. When the system bezel is installed, the
power button is not accessible.
NOTE:
When powering on the system, the video monitor can take from several seconds to over 2 minutes to
display an image, depending on the amount of memory installed in the system.
NOTE:
On ACPI-compliant operating systems, turning off the system using the power button causes the system to
perform a graceful shutdown before power to the system is turned off.
2
NMI button
Used to troubleshoot software and device driver errors when using certain operating systems. This button can be
pressed using the end of a paper clip.
Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's documentation.
3
Video connector
Connects a monitor to the system.