Dell PowerEdge R310 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 59

Boot Settings Screen - hard disk

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Option Port C (Off default) Port D (Off default) Port E (Auto default) Description Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port C. Off disables BIOS support for the device. Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port D. Off disables BIOS support for the device. Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port E. Off disables BIOS support for the device. Boot Settings Screen Option Boot Mode (BIOS default) Boot Sequence 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 operating system supports Unified Extensible Firmware Interface, you can set this option to UEFI. Setting this field to BIOS allows compatibility with nonUEFI 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 tells the system where the operating system files needed for startup are located. 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. If this field is enabled and the system has failed to boot, the system will reattempt to boot after 30 seconds. Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 59

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Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager
59
Boot Settings Screen
Port C
(
Off
default)
Auto
enables BIOS support for the device attached to
SATA port C.
Off
disables BIOS support for the device.
Port D
(
Off
default)
Auto
enables BIOS support for the device attached to
SATA port D.
Off
disables BIOS support for the device.
Port E
(
Auto
default)
Auto
enables BIOS support for the device attached to
SATA port E.
Off
disables BIOS support for the device.
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 operating system supports Unified Extensible
Firmware Interface, 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 tells the system
where the operating system files needed for startup are
located. 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.
Boot Sequence Retry
(
Disabled
default)
If this field is enabled and the system has failed to boot,
the system will reattempt to boot after 30 seconds.
Option
Description