Dell PowerEdge 2650

System Setup

The PowerEdge 2650 features a one-page System Setup. This is similar to the system setup seen in the PowerEdge 4600, the PowerEdge 66xx systems, and the PowerEdge 1650. Many of the features of the BIOS are carried over from these previous releases.

System Setup Keystrokes

Keystroke

Function

	F2		Enters System Setup
	ALT + E		With the keyboard lights lit, clears the ESCD information stored in the NVRAM.
	ALT + F		Resets all fields in the system setup to their factory default settings
	ALT + D		With an individual field highlighted, resets the field to its factory default
	Down arrow or <TAB>		Moves to the next field
	Up arrow, or <Shift + TAB>		Moves to the previous field
	<+>, <->, or <SPACE>		Cycles through the settings in a field. In many fields, you can also type the appropriate value
	ESC		Exits the System Setup program and reboots the system if any changes were made

Main Screen

When the System Setup program runs, the main program screen appears.

The following options and information fields appear on the main System Setup screen:

• System Time — Resets the time on the system's internal clock.
  
  
• System Date — Resets the date on the system's internal calendar.
  
  
• Diskette Drive A: — Displays the type of diskette drive for your system.
  
  
• System Memory — Displays the amount of system memory. This option has no user-selectable settings.
  
  
• Memory Interleaving— Displays memory interleaving information for the system. This option has no user-selectable settings
  
  
• Video Memory — Displays the amount of video memory. This option has no user-selectable settings.
  
  
• Redundant Memory — Enables or disables the redundant memory feature. All banks should have memory modules of the same type and size for this feature to function properly.
  
  
The redundant memory options vary according to the number of populated memory banks and whether the same type and size memory modules are installed in each bank:
• Disabled — one or two memory banks are populated with the same type and size memory modules, or the memory banks are populated with different types of memory modules.
  
  
• Disabled and Spare Bank Enabled — three memory banks are populated with the same type and size memory modules.
  
  

• OS Install Mode — Determines the maximum amount of memory available to the operating system. On sets the maximum memory available to the operating system to 256 MB. Off (default) makes all of the system memory available to the operating system. Some operating systems will not install with more than 2 GB of system memory. Turn this option On during operating system installation and Off after installation.
  
  
• CPU Information — Displays information related to the microprocessors. This screen has no user-selectable settings.
  
  

NOTE: By default the PowerEdge 2650 will ship with the Hyper-Threading option enabled. To disable this option enter the BIOS, hit enter on CPU information, and disable the logical processor option.



• Boot Sequence — Displays the Boot Sequence screen, discussed later in this section.
  
  
• Hard-Disk Drive Sequence — Displays the Hard-Disk Drive Sequence screen, discussed later in this section.
  
  
• Integrated Devices — Displays the Integrated Devices screen, discussed later in this section.
  
  
• Embedded Server Management — Displays the Embedded Server Management screen, discussed later in this section.
  
  
• PCI IRQ Assignment — Displays a screen that allows you to change the IRQ allocated to each of the integrated devices on the PCI bus, as well as any installed expansion cards that require an IRQ.
  
  
• PCI X Slot Information — Displays a menu that contains information about each of the system's PCI-X slots.
  
  
• Console Redirection — Displays a screen that allows you to configure console redirection for use through the serial port. The sub-menu allows you to turn the feature on or off, select the remote terminal type, and enable or disable redirection after booting.
  
  
• Embedded Remote Access — Displays a menu of three selectable fields: Front-Bezel Chassis Intrusion, Front-Panel LCD Options, and User-Defined LCD String fields.
  
  
• Front-Bezel Chassis Intrusion — Selecting this field allows you to enable or disable the chassis-intrusion detection feature.
  
  
• Front-Panel LCD Options — Selecting this field allows you to select whether you display the service tag, asset tag, or a user-defined string in the front-panel display.
  
  
• User-defined String — Selecting this field allows you to enter the user-defined string to be displayed in the front panel. Line 1 is five characters long, and Line 2 is 16 characters long.
  
  
• System Security — Displays a screen that allows you to configure the system password and setup password features.
  
  
• Keyboard NumLock — Determines whether the system starts up with the NumLock mode activated on 101- or 102-key keyboards (does not apply to 84-key keyboards).
  
  
• Report Keyboard Errors — Enables or disables reporting of keyboard errors during the POST. This option is useful when applied to self-starting or host systems that have no permanently attached keyboard. In these situations, selecting Do Not Report suppresses all error messages relating to the keyboard or keyboard controller during POST. This setting does not affect the operation of the keyboard itself if a keyboard is attached to the system.
  
  
• Asset Tag — Displays the user-programmable asset tag number for the system if an asset tag number has been assigned.
  
  

Boot Sequence Screen

The Boot Sequence screen options determine the order in which the system looks for boot devices that it needs to load during system startup. Available options include the diskette drive, CD drive, network, and hard drives. You can enable or disable a device by selecting it and pressing the space bar. To change the order in which devices are searched, use the <+> and <–> keys.

Hard-Disk Drive Sequence Screen

The Hard-Disk Drive Sequence screen options determine the order in which the system searches the hard drives for the files that it needs to load during system startup. The choices depend on the particular hard drives installed in your system. To change the order in which devices are searched, use the <+> and <–> keys. Press <Enter> to confirm the selection.

Integrated Devices Screen

This screen is used to configure the following devices:

• Embedded RAID Controller — Both channels A and B have the same settings. The configurable options will vary, depending on whether the optional ROMB card is installed.
  
  
• With optional ROMB card installed — To turn on the RAID functionality of the optional ROMB card, select RAID Enabled. Select Off to turn off RAID functionality.
  
  
• Without optional ROMB card installed — To turn on the SCSI controller, select SCSI. To turn off the SCSI controller and mask the presence of the device, select Off.
  
  
• Diskette Controller — Enables or disables the system's diskette drive controller. When Auto (default) is selected, the system turns off the controller when necessary to accommodate a controller card installed in an expansion slot. You can also set up the drive to be read-only. Using the read-only setting, the drive cannot be used to write to a disk.
  
  
• USB Controller — Enables or disables the system's USB ports. Disabling the USB ports makes system resources available for other devices.
  
  
• Embedded 10/100/1000 NIC — Enables or disables the system's two integrated NICs. Options are Enabled without PXE, Enabled with PXE, and Disabled. PXE support allows the system to boot from the network. Changes take effect after the system reboots.
  
  
• MAC Address — Displays the address of the MAC address for the 10/100/1000 NIC that is used by the corresponding integrated NIC. This field has no user-selectable settings.
  
  
• Mouse Controller — Enables or disables the system's mouse controller. Disabling the mouse controller allows an expansion card to use IRQ12.
  
  
• Serial Port (1 and 2) — Configures the system's integrated serial ports. The options can be set to Auto (default) to automatically configure the port, to a particular designation, or to Off to disable the port.
  
  
If you set the serial port to Auto and add an expansion card with a port configured to the same designation, the system automatically remaps the integrated port to the next available port designation that shares the same IRQ setting.
• Speaker — Toggles the integrated speaker On (default) or Off. A change to this option takes effect immediately (rebooting the system is not required).
  
  

Embedded Server Management Screen

YOu can set the following options through the Embedded Server Management screen:

• Front Panel LCD Options — Controls the type of static information displayed on the front-panel LCD. Options are Default, None, and User-Defined String.
  
  
• User String — Allows the user to enter a static five-character string in Line 1 and a static sixteen-character string in Line 2.
  
  

System Security Screen

YOu can set the following security features through the System Security screen:

• Password Status — When Setup Password is set to Enabled, this feature allows you to prevent the system password from being changed or disabled at system start-up.
  
  
To lock the system password, you must first assign a setup password in the Setup Password option and then change the Password Status option to Locked. In this state, the system password cannot be changed through the System Password option and cannot be disabled at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter>.

To unlock the system password, you must enter the setup password in the Setup Password option and then change the Password Status option to Unlocked. In this state, the system password can be disabled at system start-up by pressing <Ctrl><Enter> and then changed through the System Password option.

• Setup Password — Allows you to restrict access to the System Setup program in the same way that you restrict access to your system with the system password feature.
  
  

• System Password — Displays the current status of your system's password security feature and allows you to assign and verify a new system password.
  
  

• Power Button — When this option is set to Enabled, you can use the power button to turn the system off or shut down the system if you are running Microsoft® Windows® 2000 or another operating system that is compliant with the ACPI specification. If the system is not running an ACPI-compliant operating system, power is turned off immediately after the power button is pressed. When this option is set to Disabled, you cannot use the power button to turn off the system.
  
  

NOTE: You can still turn a system on using the power button when the Power Button option is set to Disabled. If the option setting is changed to Disabled, the change will not take effect until the next boot. The power button is enabled throughout POST and is disabled right before the operating system boots.

• NMI Button — When this option is set to Enabled and the button is pressed, an NMI alerts the system. Use this button only if directed to do so by qualified support personnel or by the operating system's documentation.
  
  

Console Redirection Screen

This screen is used to configure the console redirection feature:

• Console Redirection — Toggles the console redirection feature On (default) or Off.
  
  
• Remote Terminal Type — Allows you to select either VT 100/VT 220 (default) or ANSI.
  
  
• Redirection after Boot — Enables (default) or disables console redirection after your system restarts.
  
  

Exit Screen

After you press <Esc> to exit the System Setup program, the Exit screen displays the following choices:

• Save Changes and Exit
  
  
• Discard Changes and Exit
  
  
• Return to Setup