Contents1 About your system................................................................................................ 7Front-panel features and indicators..................................................................................................... 7Diagnostic indicators.............................................................................................................................8Hard-Drive indicator patterns...............................................................................................................9Back-panel features and indicators....................................................................................................10NIC indicator codes............................................................................................................................. 11Power indicator codes........................................................................................................................ 12Other information you may need....................................................................................................... 132 Using the System Setup and boot manager...................................................15Entering System Setup........................................................................................................................ 16Responding to error messages..................................................................................................... 16Using the System Setup navigation keys...................................................................................... 16System Setup options..........................................................................................................................16System Setup main screen............................................................................................................ 16System BIOS screen.......................................................................................................................17System information screen............................................................................................................17Memory settings screen................................................................................................................ 18Processor settings screen............................................................................................................. 18SATA settings screen.....................................................................................................................20Boot settings screen..................................................................................................................... 20Integrated devices screen.............................................................................................................20Serial communications screen......................................................................................................21System profile settings screen...................................................................................................... 22System security screen..................................................................................................................23Miscellaneous settings.................................................................................................................. 24System and setup password features.................................................................................................24Assigning a system and/or setup password................................................................................. 25Deleting or changing an existing system and/or setup password.............................................. 25Using your system password to secure your system.................................................................. 26Operating with a setup password enabled.................................................................................. 26Embedded system management........................................................................................................27iDRAC settings utility........................................................................................................................... 27Entering the iDRAC settings utility................................................................................................ 273 Installing system components......................................................................... 28Recommended tools.......................................................................................................................... 28Front bezel (optional)..........................................................................................................................28