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Boot Setup Menu

Use this menu to configure settings related to the boot process and boot device priority.
Boot Settings Configuration—Use this setting to access the Boot Settings Configuration
submenu. Refer to the
PXI Drive Boot—This setting specifies whether or not boot support is enabled for legacy
mass storage devices, such as SCSI drives. When enabled, legacy mass storage controllers
with boot support will be displayed in the Boot Option Priorities menu. The default value
is Enabled.
PXE Network Boot—This setting specifies whether or not the PXE network boot agent is
enabled. When enabled, the Intel Boot Agent will be displayed in the Boot Option
Priorities menu, allowing you to boot from a PXE server on the local subnet. Note that the
Intel Boot Agent device names are preceded by IBA GE Slot 00c9 v1310 in the Boot
Option Priorities menu. The system must be restarted for this setting to take effect. The
default value is Disabled.
Boot Option Priorities—These settings specify the order in which the BIOS checks for
bootable devices, including the local hard disk drive, removable devices such as USB flash
disk drives or USB CD-ROM drives, or the PXE network boot agent. The BIOS will first
attempt to boot from the device associated with Boot Option #1, followed by Boot
Option #2, and Boot Option #3. If multiple boot devices are not present, the BIOS setup
utility will not display all of these configuration options. To select a boot device, press
<Enter> on the desired configuration option and select a boot device from the resulting
menu. You can also disable certain boot devices by selecting Disabled.
Only one device of a given type will be shown in this list. If more than
Note
one device of the same type exists, use the Device BBS Priorities submenus to
re-order the priority of devices of the same type.
The following submenus will be displayed if one or more bootable devices of the corresponding
type is present:
Hard Drive BBS Priorities—Use this setting to access the Hard Drive BBS Priorities
submenu to re-order or disable bootable hard drive devices. Refer to the
Priorities Submenu
section for more information.
CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities—Use this setting to access the CD/DVD ROM
Drive BBS Priorities submenu to re-order or disable bootable CD/DVD ROM drive
devices. Refer to the
CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities Submenu
information.
Floppy Drive BBS Priorities—Use this setting to access the Floppy Drive BBS Priorities
submenu to re-order or disable bootable floppy drive devices. Refer to the
BBS Priorities Submenu
Network Device BBS Priorities—Use this setting to access the Network Device BBS
Priorities submenu to re-order or disable bootable network devices. Refer to the
Device BBS Priorities Submenu
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Boot Settings Configuration Submenu
section for more information.
section for more information.
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Hard Drive BBS
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Floppy Drive
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