Dell EMC PowerEdge R620 - Choosing the System Boot Mode; Entering System Setup

Choosing the system boot mode
System Setup enables you to specify one of the following boot modes for installing your operating system:
• BIOS boot mode (the default) is the standard BIOS-level boot interface.
• Unied Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) (the default) boot mode is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface. If you have congured your
system to boot to UEFI mode, it replaces the system BIOS.
1 From the System Setup Main Menu, click Boot Settings, and select Boot Mode.
2 Select the boot mode you want the system to boot into.
CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not installed in the
same boot mode.
3 After the system boots in the specied boot mode, proceed to install your operating system from that mode.
NOTE:
• Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating systems do not
support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode.
• For the latest information about supported operating systems, go to Dell.com/ossupport.
Entering System Setup
1 Turn on, or restart your system.
2 Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to nish booting, and then restart your system and try
again.
Responding to error messages
If an error message is displayed while the system is booting, make a note of the message. For more information, see System Error
Messages.
NOTE
: After installing a memory upgrade, it is normal for your system to display a message the rst time you start your system.
Using the system setup navigation keys
Keys
Action
Up arrow Moves to the previous eld.
Down arrow Moves to the next eld.
<Enter> Allows you to type in a value in the selected eld (if applicable) or follow the link in the eld.
Spacebar Expands or collapses a drop-down menu, if applicable.
<Tab> Moves to the next focus area.
NOTE: For the standard graphics browser only.
20 Using the system setup and boot manager