Dell PowerEdge 2970 - Manual (Page 12)

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About Your System
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Accessing System Features During Startup
Table 1-1 describes keystrokes that may be entered during startup to access system features. If your
operating system begins to load before you enter the keystroke, allow the system to finish booting, and
then restart your system and try again.
Table 1-1. Keystrokes for Accessing System Features
Keystroke Description
<F2> Enters the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup Program" on page 38.
<F10> Opens the utility partition, allowing you to run the system diagnostics. See "Running the
System Diagnostics" on page 135
<F11> Enters the boot mode selection screen, allowing you to choose a boot device.
<F12> Starts PXE boot.
<Ctrl><E> Enters the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) Management Utility, which allows
access to the system event log (SEL). See the BMC User’s Guide for more information on
setup and use of BMC.
<Ctrl><C> If a SAS controller is installed, this keystroke enters the SAS Configuration Utility. See your
SAS controller User’s Guide for more information.
<Ctrl><R> If a SAS RAID controller is installed, this keystroke enters the RAID configuration utility,
which allows you to configure an optional SAS RAID card. For more information, see the
documentation for your SAS RAID card.
<Ctrl><S> If you have PXE support enabled through the System Setup Program (see "Integrated Devices
Screen" on page 42), this keystroke allows you to configure NIC settings for PXE boot. For
more information, see the documentation for your integrated NIC.
<Ctrl><D> If you have the optional Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC), this keystroke allows access
to selected DRAC configuration settings. See the DRAC User’s Guide for more information
on setup and use of DRAC.