Home screen – Dell PowerEdge R715 User Manual

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About Your System

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Home Screen

The Home screen displays user-configurable information about the system.

This screen is displayed during normal system operation when there are no

status messages or errors present. When the system is in standby mode, the

LCD backlight turns off after 5 minutes of inactivity if there are no error

messages. Press one of the three navigation buttons (Select, Left, or Right) to

view the Home screen.
To navigate to the Home screen from another menu, continue to select the up

arrow until the Home icon

is displayed, and then select the Home icon.

From the Home screen, press the Select button to enter the main menu.

See the following tables for information on the Setup and View submenus.

Item

Buttons

Description

1

Left

Moves the cursor back in one-step increments.

2

Select

Selects the menu item highlighted by the

cursor.

3

Right

Moves the cursor forward in one-step

increments.
During message scrolling:

• Press once to increase scrolling speed.
• Press again to stop.
• Press again to return to default scrolling

speed.

• Press again to repeat the cycle.

4

System identification

Turns the system ID mode on (LCD panel

flashes blue) and off.
Press quickly to toggle the system ID on and

off. If the system hangs during POST, press and

hold the system ID button for more than 5

seconds to enter BIOS Progress mode.

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