Dell PowerEdge 1750 - Manual (Page 14)

Using the Utility Partition
The utility partition is a bootable partition on the hard drive that contains system configuration and diagnostic utilities. When you start the utility partition, it
boots and provides an executable environment for the partition's utilities.
To start the utility partition, turn on or reboot the system. During POST, press after the following message appears:
= Utility Mode
The utility partition provides a text-based interface from which you can run the partition's utilities. To select a menu option, use either the arrow keys to
highlight the option and press or type the number of the menu option. To exit the utility partition, press from the Utility Partition main menu.
Table 2 -1 provides a sample list and explanation of the options that appear on the utility partition menu. These options are available even when the Server
Assistant CD is not in the CD drive.
Table 2-1. Utility Partition Main Menu Options
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NOTE: The utility partition provides only limited MS-DOS® functionality and cannot be used as a general-purpose MS-DOS partition.
Option Description
Run system diagnostics Runs the system hardware diagnostics
Run RAID configuration utility Runs the RAID configuration utility if a ROMB or RAID controller card is installed
NOTE: The options displayed may vary depending on your system configuration and may not include those listed here.