Boot Manager; Viewing Boot Manager; Boot Manager Main Menu; Pxe Boot - Dell DL1300 Owner's Manual

Boot Manager

The Boot Manager screen enables you to select boot options and diagnostic utilities.

Viewing Boot Manager

To enter Boot Manager:
1. Turn on, or restart your system.
2. Press F11 when you see the following message:
F11 = Boot Manager
If your operating system begins to load before you press F11, allow the system to complete the
booting, and then restart your system and try again.

Boot Manager main menu

Menu item Description
Continue Normal The system attempts to boot to devices starting with the first item in the boot
Boot order. If the boot attempt fails, the system continues with the next item in the boot
order until the boot is successful or no more boot options are found.
One-shot Boot Enables you to access boot menu, where you can select a one-time boot device to
Menu boot from.
Launch System Enables you to access System Setup.
Setup
Launch Lifecycle Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Dell Lifecycle Controller program.
Controller
System Utilities Enables you to launch System Utilities menu such as System Diagnostics and UEFI
shell.

PXE boot

The Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) is an industry standard client or interface that allows
networked computers that are not yet loaded with an operating system to be configured and booted
remotely by an administrator.
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