Pre-operating system management applicationsYou can manage basic settings and features of a system without booting to the operating system by using the system firmware.System SetupBy using the System Setup screen, you can configure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of your system.These settings have already been pre-configured per solution requirements. Contact Dell EMC before you change these settings.NOTE: Help text for the selected field is displayed in the graphical browser by default. To view the help text in the text browser,press F1.You can access system setup by using two methods:• Standard graphical browser—The browser is enabled by default.• Text browser—The browser is enabled by using Console Redirection.Viewing System SetupTo view the System Setup screen, perform the following steps:1 Turn on, or restart your system.2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:F2 = System SetupNOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and thenrestart your system and try again.System Setup detailsThe System Setup Main Menu screen provides the following options.NOTE: The NX Series systems support only BIOS mode. Do not change the boot mode to UEFI because the system will not loadthe appliance OS when in UEFI mode.Option DescriptionSystem BIOS Enables you to configure BIOS settings.iDRAC Settings Enables you to configure the iDRAC settings.The iDRAC settings utility is used to set up and configure the iDRAC parameters. You can enable or disable variousiDRAC parameters using the iDRAC settings utility.For more information, see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Control User's Guide located at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.Device Settings Enables you to configure device settings.632 Pre-operating system management applications
