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...connector provides a single connection point for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards. See RAM. A BIOS-based program that has two or more disks in the cable. Universal Serial Bus. Symmetric multiprocessing. Disk striping writes data across...configure your system in the event of space used to connect to enable or disable the termination on these devices by changing settings in a series, you to remotely monitor and manage workstations. striping - An unregistered (unbuffered) DDR3 memory module. A ...
...connector provides a single connection point for video adapters with greater resolution and color display capabilities than previous standards. See RAM. A BIOS-based program that has two or more disks in the cable. Universal Serial Bus. Symmetric multiprocessing. Disk striping writes data across...configure your system in the event of space used to connect to enable or disable the termination on these devices by changing settings in a series, you to remotely monitor and manage workstations. striping - An unregistered (unbuffered) DDR3 memory module. A ...
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... for PXE boot. Enters the utility to the system. For more information, see the PERC card documentation on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. Enters the BIOS Boot Manager or the UEFI Boot Manager, depending on page 59. Starts PXE boot. For more information, see the... program. Enters System Services, which allows access to the System Event Log (SEL) and configuration of remote access to configure NIC settings for your integrated NIC on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. For more information, see the SAS adapter documentation on the...
... for PXE boot. Enters the utility to the system. For more information, see the PERC card documentation on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. Enters the BIOS Boot Manager or the UEFI Boot Manager, depending on page 59. Starts PXE boot. For more information, see the... program. Enters System Services, which allows access to the System Event Log (SEL) and configuration of remote access to configure NIC settings for your integrated NIC on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com/manuals. For more information, see the SAS adapter documentation on the...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... Reboot to Check other system power conservation. NVRAM_CLR jumper is in the clear setting. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 59. BIOS MANUFACTURING MODE detected. Move the NVRAM_CLR jumper to minimum frequency. messages for additional... not an intentional setting, intentionally set to the default position (pins 3 and 5). System reboot required for possible causes. 42 About Your System Retry the BIOS update. messages for normal operation. Restart the system and re-enter the BIOS settings. attempt failed. CPU set lower for check...
... Reboot to Check other system power conservation. NVRAM_CLR jumper is in the clear setting. See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on page 59. BIOS MANUFACTURING MODE detected. Move the NVRAM_CLR jumper to minimum frequency. messages for additional... not an intentional setting, intentionally set to the default position (pins 3 and 5). System reboot required for possible causes. 42 About Your System Retry the BIOS update. messages for normal operation. Restart the system and re-enter the BIOS settings. attempt failed. CPU set lower for check...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... NICx and The OS NIC interface is set to change the boot mode as needed. have Ensure that the processors are properly installed. System halted. CPUs with different logical processors detected! Ensure that all processors been installed in BIOS. See "Using the bootable media is ...sizes detected. Current boot mode The system failed to boot Ensure that the Please ensure enabled in BIOS and the proper bootable media is compatible boot operating system is set Check the system NICy: in the system. Message Causes Corrective Actions CPUs with different power rating ...
... NICx and The OS NIC interface is set to change the boot mode as needed. have Ensure that the processors are properly installed. System halted. CPUs with different logical processors detected! Ensure that all processors been installed in BIOS. See "Using the bootable media is ...sizes detected. Current boot mode The system failed to boot Ensure that the Please ensure enabled in BIOS and the proper bootable media is compatible boot operating system is set Check the system NICy: in the system. Message Causes Corrective Actions CPUs with different power rating ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... keyboard may be exposed to enable the USB port(s). DIMMs disabled - Verify that the memory module connectors and processor sockets are disabled in the system BIOS. Reseat the memory module. If the processor has bent pins, see "Getting Help" on failed keyboard connector. Message Causes Corrective Actions Keyboard fuse has Overcurrent... power button, and then enter the System Setup program to dust. If operating locally, power cycle the system and enter system setup program to change settings. page 195.
... keyboard may be exposed to enable the USB port(s). DIMMs disabled - Verify that the memory module connectors and processor sockets are disabled in the system BIOS. Reseat the memory module. If the processor has bent pins, see "Getting Help" on failed keyboard connector. Message Causes Corrective Actions Keyboard fuse has Overcurrent... power button, and then enter the System Setup program to dust. If operating locally, power cycle the system and enter system setup program to change settings. page 195.
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... a Hard Drive" on hard drive. About Your System 51 See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on setting the order of boot devices. No boot sector on page 177. Cables to the expansion card(s). Reseat the expansion card(s). Message Causes... expansion card(s). If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on Incorrect configuration hard drive settings in the System Setup program. PCI BIOS failed to install PCIe device BIOS (Option ROM) checksum failure detected during shadowing. If necessary, install the operating system on page 195...
... a Hard Drive" on hard drive. About Your System 51 See "Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager" on setting the order of boot devices. No boot sector on page 177. Cables to the expansion card(s). Reseat the expansion card(s). Message Causes... expansion card(s). If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting Expansion Cards" on Incorrect configuration hard drive settings in the System Setup program. PCI BIOS failed to install PCIe device BIOS (Option ROM) checksum failure detected during shadowing. If necessary, install the operating system on page 195...
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...on page 169. 56 About Your System If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 100. Warning! CPU and memory set to minimum frequencies to the previous configuration. If the system boots without this power supply. Message Causes Corrective Actions Warning: Control Panel is.... between the display module, the control panel board, and the system board. code update loaded for processor n Update the BIOS firmware. Check PSU and system configuration. Warning! Performance degraded. See "Power Supplies" on page 94. The system will reboot.
...on page 169. 56 About Your System If the problem persists, see "Troubleshooting System Memory" on page 100. Warning! CPU and memory set to minimum frequencies to the previous configuration. If the system boots without this power supply. Message Causes Corrective Actions Warning: Control Panel is.... between the display module, the control panel board, and the system board. code update loaded for processor n Update the BIOS firmware. Check PSU and system configuration. Warning! Performance degraded. See "Power Supplies" on page 94. The system will reboot.
Hardware Owner's Manual
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..., proceed to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. NOTE: Operating systems must select the boot mode in the Boot Mode field of the "Boot Settings Screen" on page 65 of the System Setup program. DOS and 32-bit operating systems do not support UEFI and can : • Change the NVRAM...the operating system from that mode. Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 59 Thereafter, boot the system to the same boot mode (BIOS or UEFI) to halt immediately at startup. From the System Setup program, you to manage your operating system from another boot mode will cause the...
..., proceed to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. NOTE: Operating systems must select the boot mode in the Boot Mode field of the "Boot Settings Screen" on page 65 of the System Setup program. DOS and 32-bit operating systems do not support UEFI and can : • Change the NVRAM...the operating system from that mode. Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 59 Thereafter, boot the system to the same boot mode (BIOS or UEFI) to halt immediately at startup. From the System Setup program, you to manage your operating system from another boot mode will cause the...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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See "Boot Settings Screen" on page 69. Displays a screen to change the IRQ assigned to each of the processor(s), fans, and memory modules with the NumLock mode activated on page 66. Displays a screen to configure the front-panel LCD options and to specify the boot mode (BIOS or UEFI). See... "Power Management Screen" on page 65. See "PCI IRQ Assignments Screen" on page 67. See "Serial Communication Screen" on page 67. Displays a screen to set a user-defined LCD string. Enables you can also specify ...
See "Boot Settings Screen" on page 69. Displays a screen to change the IRQ assigned to each of the processor(s), fans, and memory modules with the NumLock mode activated on page 66. Displays a screen to configure the front-panel LCD options and to specify the boot mode (BIOS or UEFI). See... "Power Management Screen" on page 65. See "PCI IRQ Assignments Screen" on page 67. See "Serial Communication Screen" on page 67. Displays a screen to set a user-defined LCD string. Enables you can also specify ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...running virtualization software. Virtualization Technology (Disabled default) Enabled permits virtualization software to Disabled, only one logical processor is set to Enabled, the BIOS reports both logical processors. If Disabled, the system supports Non-Uniform Memory architecture (NUMA) (asymmetric) memory configurations... is Enabled, memory interleaving is supported if a symmetric memory configuration is supported by the BIOS. If set to two logical processors. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Enabled default) Enable or disables system optimization for sequential memory access....
...running virtualization software. Virtualization Technology (Disabled default) Enabled permits virtualization software to Disabled, only one logical processor is set to Enabled, the BIOS reports both logical processors. If Disabled, the system supports Non-Uniform Memory architecture (NUMA) (asymmetric) memory configurations... is Enabled, memory interleaving is supported if a symmetric memory configuration is supported by the BIOS. If set to two logical processors. Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch (Enabled default) Enable or disables system optimization for sequential memory access....
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... the system from booting if the operating system was not installed in all available power states. Setting this field to BIOS allows compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. NOTE: Setting this field tells the system where the operating system files needed for the device. If Boot... (Off default) Description ATA Mode enables the integrated SATA controller. Off disables BIOS support for startup are located. If Boot Mode is set this option to a minimum performance state when idle. Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to do so. Using the System Setup Program and...
... the system from booting if the operating system was not installed in all available power states. Setting this field to BIOS allows compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. NOTE: Setting this field tells the system where the operating system files needed for the device. If Boot... (Off default) Description ATA Mode enables the integrated SATA controller. Off disables BIOS support for startup are located. If Boot Mode is set this option to a minimum performance state when idle. Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to do so. Using the System Setup Program and...
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...hardware key. Option Hard-Disk Drive Sequence USB Flash Drive Emulation Type Boot Sequence Retry (Disabled default) Description Determines the order in which the BIOS attempts to boot from the network. If this field is enabled and the system has failed to boot, the system reattempts to boot after...All Ports On default) Options are Enabled and Enabled with PXE. MAC Address Displays the MAC address for a USB flash drive. If Boot Mode is set to UEFI, this field is disabled. Internal SD Card Port (On default) Enables or disables the internal SD card port. Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 ...
...hardware key. Option Hard-Disk Drive Sequence USB Flash Drive Emulation Type Boot Sequence Retry (Disabled default) Description Determines the order in which the BIOS attempts to boot from the network. If this field is enabled and the system has failed to boot, the system reattempts to boot after...All Ports On default) Options are Enabled and Enabled with PXE. MAC Address Displays the MAC address for a USB flash drive. If Boot Mode is set to UEFI, this field is disabled. Internal SD Card Port (On default) Enables or disables the internal SD card port. Embedded NIC1 and NIC2 ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). Serial Port Address (Serial Device 1=COM1, Serial Device2=COM2 default) Sets the serial port addresses for a given device, or select Default to allow the BIOS to initialize the timer. PCI IRQ Assignments Screen Option Description Use the and keys to manually select an ...IRQ for the two serial devices. Options are enabled in BIOS. Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 67 If set to Enabled, the operating system is allowed to select an IRQ value at system startup. NOTE: Only Serial...
...used for Serial Over LAN (SOL). Serial Port Address (Serial Device 1=COM1, Serial Device2=COM2 default) Sets the serial port addresses for a given device, or select Default to allow the BIOS to initialize the timer. PCI IRQ Assignments Screen Option Description Use the and keys to manually select an ...IRQ for the two serial devices. Options are enabled in BIOS. Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 67 If set to Enabled, the operating system is allowed to select an IRQ value at system startup. NOTE: Only Serial...
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... In this event, the option cannot be changed back to be adjusted. If the LCD Home screen is changed in the BIOS unless it is set to an option other identifier for Serial Over LAN (SOL). Embedded Server Management Screen Option Front-Panel LCD Options User-Defined ...External Serial Connector Specifies whether Serial Device 1, Serial Device 2, or Remote Access Device has access to determine the baud rate automatically. Remote Terminal Type Sets the remote console terminal type, either (VT 100/VT220 default) VT100/VT220 or ANSI. NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can enter a name ...
... In this event, the option cannot be changed back to be adjusted. If the LCD Home screen is changed in the BIOS unless it is set to an option other identifier for Serial Over LAN (SOL). Embedded Server Management Screen Option Front-Panel LCD Options User-Defined ...External Serial Connector Specifies whether Serial Device 1, Serial Device 2, or Remote Access Device has access to determine the baud rate automatically. Remote Terminal Type Sets the remote console terminal type, either (VT 100/VT220 default) VT100/VT220 or ANSI. NOTE: Only Serial Device 2 can enter a name ...
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... Performance Management Memory Power and Performance Management Description Options are Maximum Performance or Minimum Power. The BIOS sets the processor performance based on this setting, all fields to Maximum Performance. Options are OS Control, Active Power Controller, Custom, or ...operating system for control. For all but the Custom setting, the BIOS pre-configures the power settings on processor utilization. • Maximum Performance sets all processor performance information is passed from the system BIOS to Maximum Performance. Options are Maximum Performance, a specified...
... Performance Management Memory Power and Performance Management Description Options are Maximum Performance or Minimum Power. The BIOS sets the processor performance based on this setting, all fields to Maximum Performance. Options are OS Control, Active Power Controller, Custom, or ...operating system for control. For all but the Custom setting, the BIOS pre-configures the power settings on processor utilization. • Maximum Performance sets all processor performance information is passed from the system BIOS to Maximum Performance. Options are Maximum Performance, a specified...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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...Boot Manager Navigation Keys Keys Up arrow Down arrow Spacebar, , , Action Moves to access the UEFI Boot Manager. NOTE: The Boot Mode must be set to UEFI in a field. 72 Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager the Exit screen displays: • Save Changes and Exit •...UEFI boot mode. The UEFI Boot Manager enables you to: • Add, delete, and arrange boot options • Access the System Setup program and BIOS-level boot options without rebooting 1 Turn on or restart your system. 2 Press after you press , allow the system to finish booting, and then ...
...Boot Manager Navigation Keys Keys Up arrow Down arrow Spacebar, , , Action Moves to access the UEFI Boot Manager. NOTE: The Boot Mode must be set to UEFI in a field. 72 Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager the Exit screen displays: • Save Changes and Exit •...UEFI boot mode. The UEFI Boot Manager enables you to: • Add, delete, and arrange boot options • Access the System Setup program and BIOS-level boot options without rebooting 1 Turn on or restart your system. 2 Press after you press , allow the system to finish booting, and then ...
Hardware Owner's Manual
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... you to the UEFI Boot Manager screen from the other program screens. change boot order; UEFI Boot Manager Screen Option Continue UEFI Boot Settings System Utilities Description The system attempts to boot to add, delete, enable, or disable boot options; If the boot attempt fails, the...Refreshes the UEFI Boot Manager screen, or returns to access the System Setup program, System Services (Unified Server Configurator [USC]), Diagnostics, and BIOS-level boot options. Displays the UEFI Boot Manager help file. Enables you to devices starting with the first item in the boot order until...
... you to the UEFI Boot Manager screen from the other program screens. change boot order; UEFI Boot Manager Screen Option Continue UEFI Boot Settings System Utilities Description The system attempts to boot to add, delete, enable, or disable boot options; If the boot attempt fails, the...Refreshes the UEFI Boot Manager screen, or returns to access the System Setup program, System Services (Unified Server Configurator [USC]), Diagnostics, and BIOS-level boot options. Displays the UEFI Boot Manager help file. Enables you to devices starting with the first item in the boot order until...
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...a forgotten password, see "Disabling a Forgotten Password" on your system if the system is shipped without the system password feature enabled. UEFI Boot Settings Screen Option Description Add Boot Option Adds a new boot option. Enable/Disable Boot Option Disables and enables a boot option in the boot option list...the data on page 193. This option enables you to conveniently switch to BIOS boot mode if you to a device with a non-UEFI operating system, such as system diagnostics. One-Time Boot From File Sets a one-time boot option not included in the boot option list. Delete...
...a forgotten password, see "Disabling a Forgotten Password" on your system if the system is shipped without the system password feature enabled. UEFI Boot Settings Screen Option Description Add Boot Option Adds a new boot option. Enable/Disable Boot Option Disables and enables a boot option in the boot option list...the data on page 193. This option enables you to conveniently switch to BIOS boot mode if you to a device with a non-UEFI operating system, such as system diagnostics. One-Time Boot From File Sets a one-time boot option not included in the boot option list. Delete...
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... appropriate online diagnostic test. See "Using Online Diagnostics" on page 181. 2 Restart the system and check for instructions on setting the NVRAM_CLR jumper inside your system and restoring the BIOS to the default settings. 4 Reconnect and power on each USB device one at a time. 5 If a device causes the same problem, power down the...
... appropriate online diagnostic test. See "Using Online Diagnostics" on page 181. 2 Restart the system and check for instructions on setting the NVRAM_CLR jumper inside your system and restoring the BIOS to the default settings. 4 Reconnect and power on each USB device one at a time. 5 If a device causes the same problem, power down the...