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Steps
1. From the System Setup Main Menu, click Boot Settings, and select Boot Mode.
2. Select the UEFI boot mode that 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, go to install your operating system from that mode.
Changing the boot order
This section describes how to change the boot order.
About this task
You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB drive or an optical drive.
The instructions may vary if you have selected BIOS for Boot Mode.
Changing the drive boot sequence is supported in BIOS boot mode only.
Steps
1. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS > Boot Settings > UEFI Boot Settings > UEFI Boot Sequence.
2. 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.
3. Click Exit, and then click Yes to save the settings on exit.
NOTE:
You can also enable or disable boot order devices as needed.
Network settings
To view the Network Settings screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS >
Network Settings.
NOTE:
For information about Linux network performance settings, see the
Processor Based Servers at AMD.com.
NOTE:
Network settings are not supported in BIOS boot mode.
Table 23. Network Settings details
Option
UEFI PXE Settings
PXE Device n (n = 1 to 4)
PXE Device n Settings(n = 1 to 4)
UEFI HTTP Settings
HTTP Device n (n = 1 to 4)
HTTP Device n Settings (n = 1 to 4)
UEFI iSCSI Settings
Table 24. PXE Device n Settings details
Option
Interface
Protocol
Description
Enables you to control the configuration of the UEFI PXE device.
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI PXE boot option is
created for the device.
Enables you to control the configuration of the PXE device.
Enables you to control the configuration of the UEFI HTTP device.
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI HTTP boot option is
created for the device.
Enables you to control the configuration of the HTTP device.
Enables you to control the configuration of the iSCSI device.
Description
Specifies NIC interface that is used for the PXE device.
Specifies Protocol that is used for PXE device. This option is set to IPv4 or IPv6. This option is set to
IPv4 by default.
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