1. System BIOS
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Chapter 2 Useful Features
Changing boot order
1. When BIOS detects a bootable device, the device information is displayed on Boot menu.
2. To change the boot priority (from first to fourth) of the registered boot devices, move the cursor using
<
>/<
> keys, and then change the priority using <+>/<
> keys.
About boot order
(1) When SATA hard disk drive is used in IDE mode, the default boot priority in Hard Drive BBS Priorities is set
as follows.
Hard Disk Drive Slot 0
Hard Disk Drive Slot 2
Hard Disk Drive Slot 1
Hard Disk Drive Slot 3
If the HDDs in Hard Disk Drive Slot 0 and Hard Disk Drive Slot 1 are replaced, for example, the boot priority
of HDD is subject to change depending on the specification of HDD. In that case, execute
Load Setup
Defaults
on Save & Exit
menu, clear the settings of the boot priority to the default settings, and then specify
the priority again.
When SATA HDD is used in IDE mode, the boot priority of HDDs with the same product number cannot be
changed.
(2) If a new bootable device is connected, the device is assigned into each BBS Priorities as the lowest priority
device.
(3) If a bootable device is disconnected from the server, the relevant device is removed from BBS Priorities.
(4) When
Load Setup Defaults
is executed on Save & Exit menu, the Boot Option and BBS Priorities are
changed as follows:
a) Boot Option Priorities
1. Boot Option #1: CD/DVD ROM Drive
2. Boot Option #2: Floppy Drive
3. Boot Option #3: Hard Drive
4. Boot Option #4: Network Device
b) BBS Priorities
-- Devices other than USB device: High
-- USB device:
Next to non-USB devices
c) Bootable devices
If a bootable device has been set to
Disabled
, the Disabled state is canceled and it is registered into
BBS Priorities.
(5) If Remote Management Extended License (*) is registered, the remote media is added to bootable devices.
The remote media is assigned as follows:
-- The highest priority within "CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities" is assigned to AMI Remote CD/DVD
device.
-- When executing
Load Setup Defaults
on Save & Exit menu, the highest priority within "CD/DVD ROM
Drive BBS Priorities" is assigned to AMI Remote CD/DVD device.
(*) See
EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 User's Guide
for details of Remote Management Extended License.
