System setup options, Main screen – Dell PowerEdge R210 User Manual

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System Setup Options

 

Main Screen

 

<F1>

Displays the System Setup program's help file.

NOTE:

For most of the options, any changes that you make are recorded but do not take effect until you restart the system.

NOTE:

The options for the System Setup program change based on the system configuration.

NOTE:

The System Setup program defaults are listed under their respective options in the following sections, where applicable.

 

Option

 

Description

System Time

Sets the time on the system's internal clock.

System Date

Sets the date on the system's internal calendar.

Memory Settings

Displays information related to installed memory. See

Memory Settings Screen

.

Processor
Settings

Displays information related to the processor (speed, cache size, and so on). See

Processor Settings Screen

.

SATA Settings

Displays a screen to enable or disable the integrated SATA controller and ports. See

SATA Settings Screen

.

Boot Settings

Displays a screen to specify the boot mode (BIOS or UEFI). For BIOS boot mode, you can also specify the boot devices. See

Boot Settings

Screen

.

Integrated
Devices

Displays a screen to enable or disable integrated device controllers and ports, and to specify related features and options. See

Integrated Devices Screen

.

PCI IRQ
Assignment

Displays a screen to change the IRQ assigned to each of the integrated devices on the PCI bus, and any installed expansion card that
requires an IRQ. See

PCI IRQ Assignments Screen

.

Serial
Communication

Displays a screen to enable or disable the serial ports and specify related features and options. See

Serial Communication Screen

.

Power
Management

Enables you to manage power usage of the processor, fans, and memory modules with preconfigured or customized settings. See

Power

Management Screen

.

System Security

Displays a screen to configure the system password and setup password features. See

System Security Screen

,

Using the System

Password

, and

Using the Setup Password

 for more information.

Keyboard
NumLock
(On default)

Determines whether your system starts up with the NumLock mode activated on 101- or 102-key keyboards (does not apply to 84-key
keyboards).

Report Keyboard
Errors
(Report default)

Enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the POST. Select Report for host systems that have keyboards attached. Select
Do Not Report to suppress all error messages relating to the keyboard or keyboard controller during POST. This setting does not affect
the operation of the keyboard itself if a keyboard is attached to the system.

F1/F2 Prompt on
Error
(Enabled default)

Enables the system to halt on errors during POST, which allows the user to observe events that may scroll by unnoticed during normal
POST. The user can press <F1> to continue or <F2> to enter the System Setup program.

 

CAUTION:

When setting this option to Disabled, the system does not halt if an error occurs during POST. Any critical errors

are displayed and logged in the system event log.

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