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About Boot Manager, Entering Boot Manager, Boot Manager main menu, About Dell Lifecycle Controller

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About Boot Manager Boot Manager enables you to add, delete, and arrange boot options. You can also access System Setup and boot options without restarting the system. Entering Boot Manager The Boot Manager screen enables you to select boot options and diagnostic utilities. 1. Turn on or restart your system. 2. Press F11 when you see the message F11 = Boot Manager. If your operating system begins to load before you press F11, allow the system to finish booting, and then restart your system and try again. Boot Manager main menu Menu Item Continue Normal Boot One Shot Boot Menu Launch System Setup Launch Lifecycle Controller System Utilities Description The system attempts to boot to devices starting with the first item in the boot order. If the boot attempt fails, the system continues with the next item in the boot order until the boot is successful or no more boot options are found. Takes you to the boot menu, where you can select a one time boot device to boot from. Enables you to access System Setup. Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Lifecycle Controller program. Launches System Utilities menu such as System Diagnostics and UEFI shell. About Dell Lifecycle Controller Dell Lifecycle Controller allows you to perform tasks such as configuring BIOS and hardware settings, deploying an operating system, updating drivers, changing RAID settings, and saving hardware profiles. For more information about Dell Lifecycle Controller, see the documentation at dell.com/esmmanuals. Changing the boot order You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB key or an optical drive. The instructions given below may vary if you have selected BIOS for Boot Mode. 1. In the System Setup Main Menu, click System BIOS → Boot Settings. 2. Click Boot Option Settings → Boot Sequence. 3. Use the arrow keys to select a boot device, and use the and keys to move the device down or up in the order. 4. Click Exit, click Yes to save the settings on exit. 31

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About Boot Manager
Boot Manager
enables you to add, delete, and arrange boot options. You can also access System Setup
and boot options without restarting the system.
Entering Boot Manager
The
Boot Manager
screen enables you to select boot options and diagnostic utilities.
1.
Turn on or restart your system.
2.
Press F11 when you see the message
F11 = Boot Manager
.
If your operating system begins to load before you press F11, allow the system to finish booting, and
then restart your system and try again.
Boot Manager main menu
Menu Item
Description
Continue Normal Boot
The system attempts to boot to devices starting
with the first item in the boot order. If the boot
attempt fails, the system continues with the next
item in the boot order until the boot is successful
or no more boot options are found.
One Shot Boot Menu
Takes you to the boot menu, where you can select
a one time boot device to boot from.
Launch System Setup
Enables you to access System Setup.
Launch Lifecycle Controller
Exits the Boot Manager and invokes the Lifecycle
Controller program.
System Utilities
Launches System Utilities menu such as System
Diagnostics and UEFI shell.
About Dell Lifecycle Controller
Dell Lifecycle Controller allows you to perform tasks such as configuring BIOS and hardware settings,
deploying an operating system, updating drivers, changing RAID settings, and saving hardware profiles.
For more information about Dell Lifecycle Controller, see the documentation at
dell.com/esmmanuals
.
Changing the boot order
You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB key or an optical drive. The
instructions given below may vary if you have selected
BIOS
for
Boot Mode
.
1.
In the
System Setup Main Menu
, click
System BIOS
→
Boot Settings
.
2.
Click
Boot Option Settings
→
Boot Sequence
.
3.
Use the arrow keys to select a boot device, and use the <+> and <-> keys to move the device down
or up in the order.
4.
Click
Exit
, click
Yes
to save the settings on exit.
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