Dell 5WC10, Installation And Service Manual

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2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS .
4. On the System BIOS screen, click NVMe Settings .
NVMe Settings details
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The NVMe Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option Description
NVMe Mode Enables you to set the NVMe mode. This option is set to Non RAID by default.
Boot Settings
You can use the Boot Settings screen to set the boot mode to either BIOS or UEFI . It also enables you to specify the boot
order.
● UEFI : The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a new interface between operating systems and platform
firmware. The interface consists of data tables with platform related information, boot and runtime service calls that are
available to the operating system and its loader. The following benefits are available when the
Boot Mode is set to UEFI :
○ Support for drive partitions larger than 2 TB.
○ Enhanced security (e.g., UEFI Secure Boot).
○
Faster boot time.
NOTE: You must use only the UEFI boot mode in order to boot from NVMe drives.
● BIOS : The BIOS Boot Mode is the legacy boot mode. It is maintained for backward compatibility.
Viewing Boot Settings
To view the Boot Settings screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Power on, or restart your system.
2. Press F2 immediately after you see the following message:
F2 = System Setup
NOTE: If your operating system begins to load before you press F2, wait for the system to finish booting, and then
restart your system and try again.
3. On the System Setup Main Menu screen, click System BIOS .
4. On the System BIOS screen, click Boot Settings .
Boot Settings details
About this task
The Boot Settings screen details are explained as follows:
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