Boot Settings Details; Network Settings Screen Details; Uefi Iscsi Settings Screen Details - Dell E36S Series Owner's Manual

Boot Settings details

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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 to boot,
Retry the system reattempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Hard-Disk Failover Specifies the hard drive that is booted in the event of a hard drive failure. The devices are selected in the 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 set to
Settings IPv4 by default.

Network Settings screen details

The Network Settings screen details are explained as follows:
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Option Description
PXE Device n (n = Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI boot option is created for the device.
1 to 4)
PXE Device n Enables you to control the configuration of the PXE device.
Settings(n = 1 to
4)

UEFI iSCSI Settings screen details

You can use the iSCSI Settings screen to modify iSCSI device settings. The iSCSI Settings option is available only in the UEFI boot mode.
BIOS does not control network settings in the BIOS boot mode. For BIOS boot mode, the option ROM of the network controller handles
the network settings.
To view the UEFI ISCSI Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS > Network Settings > UEFI ISCSI
Settings.
The UEFI ISCSI Settings screen details are explained as follows:
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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