Contents 3Contents1 About Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Accessing System Features During Startup . . . . . . . . 9Front-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 10Back-Panel Features and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . 12Guidelines for Connecting External Devices . . . . . . 13NIC Indicator Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Diagnostic Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15System Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Warning Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Diagnostics Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Alert Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Other Information You May Need . . . . . . . . . . . . 212 Using the System Setup Programand Boot Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Choosing the System Boot Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Entering the System Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . 24Responding to Error Messages. . . . . . . . . . . 24System Setup Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25