Dell PowerEdge E31S Series Owner's Manual page 41

Boot Settings details
About this task
The Boot Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
Boot Mode Enables you to set the boot mode of the system.
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.
Boot Sequence Enables or disables the Boot Sequence Retry feature. If this option is set to Enabled and the system fails
Retry to boot, the system reattempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds. This option is set to Enabled by
default.
Hard-Disk Specifies the hard drive that is booted in the event of a hard drive failure. The devices are selected in the
Failover 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.
Boot Option Configures the boot sequence and the boot devices.
Settings
BIOS Boot Enables or disables BIOS boot options.
Settings
UEFI Boot Enables or disables UEFI Boot options. The Boot options include IPv4 PXE and IPv6 PXE. This option is
Settings set to IPv4 by default.
Related references
Boot Settings on page 40
Choosing the system boot mode
Related tasks
Viewing Boot Settings on page 40
Changing the boot order
Choosing the system boot mode
System Setup enables you to specify one of the following boot modes for installing your operating system:
● BIOS boot mode (the default) is the standard BIOS-level boot interface.
● Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) (the default) boot mode is an enhanced 64-bit boot interface. If you have
configured your system to boot to UEFI mode, it replaces the system BIOS.
1. From the System Setup Main Menu, click Boot Settings, and select Boot Mode.
2. Select the boot mode you want the system to boot into.
CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not
installed in the same boot mode.
3. After the system boots in the specified boot mode, proceed to install your operating system from that mode.
NOTE:
CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating
system is not installed in the same boot mode.
NOTE: Setting this field to UEFI disables the BIOS Boot Settings menu. Setting this field to BIOS
disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu.
NOTE: This option is enabled only if the boot mode is BIOS.
NOTE: This option is enabled only if the boot mode is UEFI.
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