Dell PowerVault DL2200 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 45

Boot Settings Screen, Integrated Devices Screen

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Boot Settings Screen Option Boot Mode (BIOS default) Boot Sequence Hard-Disk Drive Sequence USB Flash Drive Emulation Type (Auto default) Boot Sequence Retry (Disabled default) Description CAUTION: Switching the boot mode could prevent the system from booting if the operating system was not installed in the same boot mode. If the system operating system supports UEFI, you can set this option to UEFI. Setting this field to BIOS allows compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. NOTE: Setting this field to UEFI disables the Boot Sequence, Hard-Disk Drive Sequence, and USB Flash Drive Emulation Type fields. If Boot Mode is set to BIOS, this field indicates to the system the location of the operating system files needed for startup. If Boot Mode is set to UEFI, you can access the UEFI boot manager utility by rebooting the system and pressing when prompted to do so. Determines the order in which the BIOS attempts to boot from hard drives in the system during system startup. Determines the emulation type for a USB flash drive. Hard disk allows the USB flash drive to act as a hard drive. Floppy allows the USB flash drive to act as a removable diskette drive. Auto automatically chooses an emulation type. If this field is enabled and the system has failed to boot, the system reattempts to boot after 30 seconds. Integrated Devices Screen Option Integrated SAS Controller (Enabled default) User Accessible USB Ports (All Ports On default) Description Enables or disables the integrated storage controller. Enables or disables the user-accessible USB ports. Options are All Ports On, Only Back Ports On, and All Ports Off. Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 45

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Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
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Boot Settings Screen
Integrated Devices Screen
Option
Description
Boot Mode
(
BIOS
default)
CAUTION:
Switching the boot mode could prevent
the system from booting if the operating system was
not installed in the same boot mode.
If the system operating system supports UEFI, you can
set this option to UEFI. Setting this field to
BIOS
allows
compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems.
NOTE:
Setting this field to
UEFI
disables the
Boot
Sequence
,
Hard-Disk Drive Sequence
, and
USB Flash Drive
Emulation Type
fields.
Boot Sequence
If
Boot Mode
is set to
BIOS
, this field indicates to the
system the location of the operating system files needed
for startup. If
Boot Mode
is set to
UEFI
, you can access
the UEFI boot manager utility by rebooting the system
and pressing <F11> when prompted to do so.
Hard-Disk Drive
Sequence
Determines the order in which the BIOS attempts to
boot from hard drives in the system during system
startup.
USB Flash Drive
Emulation Type
(
Auto
default)
Determines the emulation type for a USB flash drive.
Hard disk
allows the USB flash drive to act as a hard
drive.
Floppy
allows the USB flash drive to act as a
removable diskette drive.
Auto
automatically chooses an
emulation type.
Boot Sequence Retry
(
Disabled
default)
If this field is enabled and the system has failed to boot,
the system reattempts to boot after 30 seconds.
Option
Description
Integrated SAS
Controller
(
Enabled
default)
Enables or disables the integrated storage controller.
User Accessible USB
Ports
(
All Ports On
default)
Enables or disables the user-accessible USB ports. Options
are
All Ports On
,
Only Back Ports On
,
and
All Ports Off
.