Dell PowerEdge R815 Hardware Owner's Manual - Page 59

SATA Settings Screen Option Embedded SATA (Off default) Port A (Off default) Description ATA Mode enables the integrated SATA controller. Off disables the controller. Auto enables BIOS support for the device attached to SATA port A. Off disables BIOS support for the device. Boot Settings Screen Option Boot Mode (BIOS default) Boot Sequence Hard-Disk Drive Sequence USB Flash Drive Emulation Type 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. 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. If Boot Mode is set to UEFI, this field is disabled. If this field is enabled and the system has failed to boot, the system reattempts to boot after 30 seconds. Using the System Setup Program and UEFI Boot Manager 59