DELL FC430 User Manual

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Pre-operating system management 
applications
The pre-operating system management applications for your PowerEdge system help you manage 
different settings and features of your system without booting to the operating system.
Your PowerEdge system has the following pre-operating system management applications:
• System Setup
• Boot Manager
• Dell Lifecycle Controller
 
Navigation keys
The navigation keys can help you quickly access the pre-operating system management applications.
Key
Description
<Page Up>
Moves to the previous screen.
<Page 
Down>
Moves to the next screen.
Up arrow
Moves to the previous field.
Down 
arrow
Moves to the next field.
<Enter>
Enables you to type a value in the selected field (if applicable) or follow the link in the field.
Spacebar
Expands or collapses a drop-down list, if applicable.
<Tab>
Moves to the next focus area.
NOTE: This feature is applicable for the standard graphic browser only.
<Esc>
Moves to the previous page until you view the main screen. Pressing <Esc> in the main 
screen exits System BIOS or iDRAC Settings/ Device Settings/Service Tag Settings and 
proceeds with system boot.
<F1>
Displays the System Setup help.
About System Setup
Using System Setup, you can configure the BIOS settings, iDRAC settings, and device settings of your 
system.
You can access System Setup in two ways:
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