About Boot Manager; Entering Boot Manager; Boot Manager Main Menu; Changing The Boot Order - Dell PowerEdge R730 Owner's Manual

Menu Item Description
results can be applied. It takes the system longer to be ready due to the forced
system reset. When disabled, ISC does not execute.

About Boot Manager

Boot Manager enables you to add, delete, and arrange boot options. You can also access System Setup
and boot options without restarting the system.

Entering Boot Manager

The Boot Manager screen allows you to select boot options and diagnostic utilities.
1. Turn on or restart your system.
2. Press <F11> when you see the message <F11> = Boot Manager.
If your operating system begins to load before you press <F11>, allow the system to finish 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 Takes you to the boot menu where you can select a one time boot device to boot
Menu from.
Launch System Enables you to access the System Setup.
Setup
Launch Lifecycle Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Lifecycle Controller program.
Controller
System Utilities Launches system utilities menu such as system diagnostics and UEFI shell.

Changing the boot order

You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB key or an optical drive.
About this task
NOTE: The instructions given below may vary if you have selected BIOS for Boot Mode.
Steps
1. In the System Setup Main Menu, 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 + and - keys to move the device down or up
in the ordering.
4. Click Exit, click Yes to save the settings on exit.
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