Using the system setup program – Dell PowerEdge R900 User Manual

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Using the System Setup Program

NOTE:

After installing a memory upgrade, it is normal for your system to send a

message the first time you start your system.

Using the System Setup Program

Table 2-1 lists the keys that you use to view or change information on the

System Setup program screens and to exit the program.

Table 2-1. Setup Menu Key Use

Key

Function

Description

<Enter>

Execute

Command

<Enter> activates and closes sub-menus, and

selects sub-fields for time/date only.

<Esc>

Exit

<Esc> provides a way to back out of any field.

When the <Esc> key is pressed while editing

any field or selecting features of a menu, the

parent menu is re-entered. When <Esc> is

pressed in a submenu, the parent menu is re-

entered. When <Esc> is pressed in a major

menu, the exit confirmation window is displayed

and the user is asked whether changes should be

saved or discarded.

Up arrow

Select item up

The up arrow is used to select the previous value

in a menu item's option list. Press <Enter> to

activate the selected item.

Down arrow

Select item down The down arrow is used to select the next value

in a menu item's option list. Press <Enter> to

activate the selected item.

Left and right

arrows

Select menu

The left and right arrow keys are used to select

values for a setup item.

<->

Change value

The minus key scrolls backward through the

selected item's values.

<+>

Change value

The plus key scrolls forward through the selected

item's values. On 106-key Japanese keyboards,

the plus key has a different scan code than the

plus key on keyboards from other regions, but it

performs the same function.

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