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Accessing system features during startup – Dell PowerEdge T100 User Manual

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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

Enters the System Setup program. See "Using the System Setup
Program" on page 29.

Opens the utility partition, allowing you to run the system
diagnostics. See "Running the System Diagnostics" on page 132.

Enters the boot menu selection screen, allowing you to choose a boot
device.

Initiates PXE boot.

Option is displayed for some SAS controller expansion cards. Enters
the SAS Configuration Utility, which includes RAID configuration
options. See your SAS adapter

User’s Guide for more information.

Option is displayed only if you have PXE support enabled through
the System Setup Program (see Table 2-1). This keystroke allows you
to configure NIC settings for PXE boot. For more information, see
the documentation for your integrated NIC.

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