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7.2 UEFI/Legacy Mode Switch

the Boot Mode (UEFI Mode/Legacy Mode). Set the Option ROM execution mode of Network,

Storage, Video OPROM Policy and Other PCI devices, as shown in the following figure.

At present, Inspur Purley platform servers are set to UEFI Mode by default. Compared with

Legacy mode, UEFI mode has many advantages: It supports boot from the GPT disk which

is larger than 2.2T, supports IPv6/IPv4 PXE boot, and provides UEFI Shell environment. This

option can be set according to customer's demand.

If the Boot Mode is set to Legacy Mode, the Option ROM execution mode of Network,

Storage, Video OPROM Policy and Other PCI devices must be set to Legacy.

If the Boot Mode is set to UEFI Mode, the Option ROM execution mode of Network must

be set to UEFI, and the Option ROM execution mode of Storage, Video OPROM Policy and

Other PCI devices is suggested to set to UEFI. If there are special requirements, it can be set

to Legacy.

information, including BIOS/BMC/ME version, CPU/PCH SKU/RC version, memory and other

information, as shown in the following figure.

BIOS Setup

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