Dell PowerEdge R430 Owner's Manual page 47

● Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating
systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode.
● For the latest information about supported operating systems, go to Dell.com/ossupport.
Related references
Boot Settings on page 45
Related tasks
Boot Settings details on page 46
Viewing Boot Settings on page 45
Changing the boot order
About this task
You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB key or an optical drive. The following instructions may
vary if you have selected BIOS for Boot Mode.
Steps
1. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS > Boot Settings.
2. Click Boot Option Settings > Boot Sequence.
3. Use the arrow keys to select a boot device, and use the plus (+) and minus (-) sign keys to move the device down or up in
the order.
4. Click Exit, and then click Yes to save the settings on exit.
Related references
Boot Settings on page 45
Related tasks
Boot Settings details on page 46
Viewing Boot Settings on page 45
Network Settings
You can use the Network Settings screen to modify PXE device settings. The network settings option is available only in the
UEFI mode.
The BIOS does not control network settings in the BIOS mode. For the BIOS boot mode, the optional Boot ROM of
NOTE:
the network controllers handles the network settings.
Related concepts
UEFI iSCSI Settings on page 48
Related references
Network Settings screen details
UEFI iSCSI Settings details
System BIOS on page 43
Related tasks
Viewing Network Settings
Viewing UEFI iSCSI Settings
on page 48
on page 49
on page 48
on page 49
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