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Changing the boot order, Network Settings

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CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not installed in the same boot mode. 3. After the system boots in the specified boot mode, proceed to install your operating system from that mode. NOTE: ● Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode. ● For the latest information about supported operating systems, go to Dell.com/ossupport. Related references Boot Settings on page 37 Related tasks Boot Settings details on page 38 Viewing Boot Settings on page 37 Changing the boot order About this task You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB key or an optical drive. The following instructions may vary if you have selected BIOS for Boot Mode. Steps 1. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, 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 plus (+) and minus (-) sign keys to move the device down or up in the order. 4. Click Exit, and then click Yes to save the settings on exit. Related references Boot Settings on page 37 Related tasks Boot Settings details on page 38 Viewing Boot Settings on page 37 Network Settings You can use the Network Settings screen to modify PXE device settings. The network settings option is available only in the UEFI mode. NOTE: The BIOS does not control network settings in the BIOS mode. For the BIOS boot mode, the optional Boot ROM of the network controllers handles the network settings. Related concepts UEFI iSCSI Settings on page 40 Related references Network Settings screen details on page 40 UEFI iSCSI Settings details on page 41 System BIOS on page 35 Pre-operating system management applications 39

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CAUTION:
Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system is not
installed in the same boot mode.
3.
After the system boots in the specified boot mode, proceed to install your operating system from that mode.
NOTE:
●
Operating systems must be UEFI-compatible to be installed from the UEFI boot mode. DOS and 32-bit operating
systems do not support UEFI and can only be installed from the BIOS boot mode.
●
For the latest information about supported operating systems, go to
Dell.com/ossupport
.
Related references
Boot Settings
on page 37
Related tasks
Boot Settings details
on page 38
Viewing Boot Settings
on page 37
Changing the boot order
About this task
You may have to change the boot order if you want to boot from a USB key or an optical drive. The following instructions may
vary if you have selected
BIOS
for
Boot Mode
.
Steps
1.
On the
System Setup Main Menu
screen, 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 plus (+) and minus (-) sign keys to move the device down or up in
the order.
4.
Click
Exit
, and then click
Yes
to save the settings on exit.
Related references
Boot Settings
on page 37
Related tasks
Boot Settings details
on page 38
Viewing Boot Settings
on page 37
Network Settings
You can use the
Network Settings
screen to modify PXE device settings. The network settings option is available only in the
UEFI mode.
NOTE:
The BIOS does not control network settings in the BIOS mode. For the BIOS boot mode, the optional Boot ROM of
the network controllers handles the network settings.
Related concepts
UEFI iSCSI Settings
on page 40
Related references
Network Settings screen details
on page 40
UEFI iSCSI Settings details
on page 41
System BIOS
on page 35
Pre-operating system management applications
39