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Dell Precision Rack 7910 Owner's Manual

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Boot Menu

As with previous workstation platforms, this computer includes a one-time boot menu. This feature gives users a quick and convenient mechanism to bypass the System Setup-defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for example: floppy, CD-ROM, or hard drive). The boot menu enhancements introduced on previous platforms are as follows:
  • Easier access — Although the <Ctrl><Alt><F8> keystroke still exists and can be used to call up the menu, simply press <F12> during system boot to access the menu.
  • User prompting — Not only is the menu easy to access, but the user is prompted to use the keystroke on the BIOS splash screen. The keystroke is no longer "hidden" from the user.
  • Diagnostics options — The boot menu includes two diagnostic options, IDE Drive Diagnostics (90/90 Hard Drive Diagnostics) and Boot to the Utility Partition. The benefit here is that the user does not have to remember the <Ctrl><Alt><D> and <Ctrl><Alt><D> and <Ctrl><Alt><F10> keystrokes.
NOTE: Since the one-time boot menu only affects the current boot, it has the added benefit of not requiring the technician to restore the customer's boot order after completing troubleshooting.

The computer has several keystroke options available during the POST process at the Dell Logo screen. These keystrokes make several options available.

Table 1. Boot MenuBoot Menu
Keystroke Function Description
<F2> Enter System Setup Use System Setup to make changes to the user-definable settings.
<F12> Enter Boot Menu One-time boot and diagnostics utility menu.

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