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SATA Settings Screen, BIOS disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu.

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Menu Item Level 2 Cache Level 3 Cache Number of Cores Description Displays the total L2 cache. Displays the total L3 cache. Displays the number of cores per processor. SATA Settings Screen Menu Item Embedded SATA Port A Port B Port C Port D Port E Port F Description Allows the embedded SATA to be set to Off, ATA, AHCI, or RAID mode. By default, Embedded SATA is set to AHCI Mode. Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port A. By default, Port A is set to Auto. Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port B. By default, Port B is set to Auto. Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port C. By default, Port C is set to Auto. Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port D. By default, Port D is set to Auto. Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port E. By default, Port E is set to Auto. Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port F. By default, Port F is set to Auto. NOTE: Ports A, B, C, and D are used for the backplane drives, port E for the optical drive (CD/DVD), and port F for the tape drive. Boot Settings Screen Menu Item Boot Mode Description Allows 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. 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. NOTE: Setting this field to UEFI disables BIOS Boot Settings menu. Setting this field to BIOS disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu. Boot Sequence Retry Allows you to enable or disable 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 Disabled. 26

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Menu Item
Description
Level 2 Cache
Displays the total L2 cache.
Level 3 Cache
Displays the total L3 cache.
Number of Cores
Displays the number of cores per processor.
SATA Settings Screen
Menu Item
Description
Embedded SATA
Allows the embedded SATA to be set to Off, ATA, AHCI, or RAID mode. By default, Embedded
SATA is set to
AHCI Mode
.
Port A
Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port A. By default, Port A is set to
Auto
.
Port B
Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port B. By default, Port B is set to
Auto
.
Port C
Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port C. By default, Port C is set to
Auto
.
Port D
Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port D. By default, Port D is set to
Auto
.
Port E
Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port E. By default, Port E is set to
Auto
.
Port F
Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port F. By default, Port F is set to
Auto
.
NOTE:
Ports A, B, C, and D are used for the backplane drives, port E for the optical drive (CD/DVD), and port F for
the tape drive.
Boot Settings Screen
Menu Item
Description
Boot Mode
Allows 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.
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
.
NOTE:
Setting this field to UEFI disables BIOS Boot Settings menu. Setting this field to
BIOS disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu.
Boot Sequence Retry
Allows you to enable or disable 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
Disabled
.
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