Boot Settings Screen - Dell PowerEdge R930 Owner's Manual

Menu Item
Port C
Model
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 enables you to
specify the boot order.
To view the Boot Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → Boot Settings.
The Boot Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Menu Item
Boot Mode
Boot Sequence Retry
Hard-Disk Failover
Boot Option Settings
32
Description
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.
Displays the drive model of the selected device.
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 the devices in the Hard-Disk Drive Sequence that are
attempted in the boot sequence. When this option is set to Disabled,
only the first hard disk device in the list is attempted to boot. When set to
Enabled, all hard disk devices are attempted to boot, 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.