Dell EMC PowerEdge R540 Installation And Service Manual page 58

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NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3
On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4
On the System BIOS screen, click Redundant OS Control.
Redundant OS Control screen details
The Redundant OS Control screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
Redundant OS
Enables you to select a backup disk from the following devices:
Location
Redundant OS
State
When set to Visible, the backup disk is visible to the boot list and OS. When set to Hidden, the backup disk is
disabled and is not visible to the boot list and OS. This option is set to Visible by default.
Redundant OS Boot
When set to Enabled, BIOS boots to the device specified in Redundant OS Location. When set to Disabled, BIOS
preserves the current boot list settings. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Miscellaneous Settings
You can use the Miscellaneous Settings screen to perform specific functions such as updating the asset tag and changing the system
date and time.
Viewing Miscellaneous Settings
To view the Miscellaneous Settings screen, perform the following steps:
1
Turn on, or restart your system.
2
Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE:
If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3
On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS.
4
On the System BIOS screen, click Miscellaneous Settings.
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Pre-operating system management applications
None
IDSDM
SATA Ports in AHCI mode
BOSS PCIe Cards (Internal M.2 Drives)
Internal USB
NOTE:
RAID configurations and NVMe cards not are included as BIOS does not have the ability to
distinguish between individual drives in those configurations.
NOTE:
This option is disabled if Redundant OS Location is set to None.
NOTE:
BIOS will disable the device in hardware, so it cannot be accessed by the OS.
NOTE:
This option is disabled if Redundant OS Location is set to None or if Redundant OS State is set
to Hidden.

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