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On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
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On the System BIOS screen, click Boot Settings.
Boot Settings details
The Boot Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Table 24. Boot Settings
Option
Boot Mode
Boot Sequence Retry
Hard-Disk Failover
Boot Option Settings
BIOS Boot Settings
UEFI Boot Settings
UEFI Boot Sequence
Boot Options Enable/Disable
Choosing system boot mode
System Setup enables you to specify one of the following boot modes for installing your operating system:
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BIOS boot mode is the standard BIOS-level boot interface.
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UEFI boot mode (the default), is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface.
If you have configured your system to boot to UEFI mode, it replaces the system BIOS.
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From the System Setup Main Menu, click Boot Settings, and select Boot Mode.
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Select the UEFI boot mode you want the system to boot into.
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Pre-operating system management applications
Description
Enables you to set the boot mode of the system.
CAUTION:
Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the
operating system is not installed in the same boot mode.
If the operating system supports UEFI, you can set this option to UEFI. Setting this field to
BIOS allows compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. This option is set to BIOS by
default.
NOTE:
Setting this field to UEFI disables the BIOS Boot Settings menu. Setting
this field to BIOS disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu.
Enables or disables the Boot Sequence Retry feature. If this option is set to Enabled and
the system fails to boot, the system re-attempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds. This
option is set to Enabled by default.
Specifies the hard drive that is booted in the event of a hard drive failure. The devices are
selected in the Hard-Disk Drive Sequence on the Boot Option Setting menu. When this
option is set to Disabled, only the first hard drive in the list is attempted to boot. When this
option is set to Enabled, all hard drives are attempted to boot in the order selected in the
Hard-Disk Drive Sequence. This option is not enabled for UEFI Boot Mode.
Configures the boot sequence and the boot devices.
Enables or disables BIOS boot options.
NOTE:
This option is enabled only if the boot mode is BIOS.
Enables or disables UEFI Boot options. The UEFI options include PXE boot devices.
NOTE:
This option is enabled only if the boot mode is UEFI.
Enables you to change the PXE boot device order.
Enables you to select the enabled or disabled PXE devices.
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