Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus
Setting Up BIOS Configuration Parameters 203
Related Information
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“BIOS Setup Utility Menu Options” on page 227
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“Navigate BIOS Setup Utility Menus” on page 205
BIOS Key Mappings
When viewing the BIOS output from a terminal using the serial console redirection feature,
some terminals do not support function keys. BIOS supports the mapping of function keys
to Control key sequences when serial redirection is enabled. The following table provides a
description of the function key to Control key sequence mappings.
TABLE 26
Function Key to Control Key Sequence Mapping
Function Key Control Key
Sequence
BIOS POST Function BIOS Setup Function
F1 Ctrl+Q Not applicable Activate the Setup Utility Help menu.
F2 Ctrl+E Enter BIOS Setup Utility while the
system is performing the power-on self-
test (POST).
Not applicable
F7 Ctrl+D Not applicable Discard changes. (Not applicable to
UEFI Driver Control menu)
F8 Ctrl+P Activate the BIOS Boot Menu. Not applicable
F10 Ctrl+S Not applicable Activate Save and Exit pop-up menu.
(Not applicable to UEFI Driver Control
menu)
F12 Ctrl+N Activate Network boot. Not applicable
Related Information
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“Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus” on page 203
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“Navigate BIOS Setup Utility Menus” on page 205
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“Exit BIOS Setup Utility” on page 224
Access BIOS Setup Utility Menus
You can access the BIOS Setup Utility screens from the following interfaces:
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Use a USB keyboard and VGA monitor connected directly to the server. (A mouse is not
required to access the BIOS Setup Utility.)
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Use a terminal (or terminal emulator connected to a computer) through the serial port on the
back panel of the server.
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