Boot Settings Screen; Network Settings Screen - Dell PowerEdge T430 Owner's Manual

Menu Item
Drive Type
Capacity

Boot Settings screen

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.
To view the Boot Settings screen click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → Boot Settings.
Menu Item
Boot Mode
Boot Sequence Retry
Hard-Disk Failover
Boot Option Settings

Network Settings screen

You can use the Network Settings screen to modify PXE device settings. Network Settings are only
available in UEFI boot mode. BIOS does not control network settings in the BIOS boot mode. For BIOS
boot mode, the network settings are handled by the network controllers option ROM.
To view the Network Settings click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → Network Settings.
Menu Item
PXE Device n (n = 1 to 4)
PXE Device n Settings (n = 1
to 4)
Description
Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. The field is undefined for
removable media devices such as optical drives.
Description
Enables you to set the boot mode of the system.
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.
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.
Enables or disables the Boot Sequence Retry feature. If this field is
enabled and the system fails to boot, the system reattempts the boot
sequence after 30 seconds. By default, the Boot Sequence Retry option
is set to Enabled.
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 list is attempted to boot. When set to Enabled, all hard
disk devices are attempted in order, as listed in the Hard-Disk Drive
Sequence. This option is not enabled for UEFI Boot Mode.
Configures the boot sequence and the boot devices.
Description
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI boot option is
created for the device.
Allows you to control the configuration of the PXE device.
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