Boot Settings Screen Details - Dell PowerEdge R730 Owner's Manual

Menu Item Description
Port I Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded SATA settings in ATA
mode, set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS
support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always enables support.
Model Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined for removable
media devices such as optical drives.
Port J Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded SATA settings in ATA
mode, set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS
support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always enables support.
Model Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined for removable
media devices such as optical drives.

Boot Settings screen details

You can use the Boot Settings screen to set the Boot mode to either BIOS or UEFI. It also allows you to
specify the boot order.
You can view the Boot Settings screen by clicking System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → Boot
Settings.
The Boot Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Example
Menu Item 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. By default, the
Boot Mode option is set to BIOS.
Boot Sequence Enables or disables the boot sequence retry feature. If this field is enabled and the
Retry system fails to boot, the system reattempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds. By
default, the Boot Sequence Retry option is set to Enabled.
Hard Disk Failover Specifies which devices in the Hard-Disk Drive Sequence are attempted in the
boot sequence. When the option is Disabled, only the first hard disk device in the
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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 BIOS Boot Settings menu. Setting this
field to BIOS disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu.