NVMe Settings details
About this task
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:
Option
Description
Boot Mode
Enables you to set the boot mode of the system.
CAUTION:
Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if the operating system
is not installed in the same boot mode.
If the operating system supports
UEFI
, you can set this option to
UEFI
. Setting this field to
BIOS
enables
compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. This option is set to
UEFI
by default.
NOTE:
Setting this field to UEFI disables the BIOS Boot Settings menu.
Boot Sequence
Retry
Enables or disables the
Boot Sequence Retry
feature or resets the system. If the last attempt to boot has failed,
the system immediately performs a cold reset or retries to boot after a 30 seconds, depending on if this field is set
to
Reset
or
Enabled
.This option is set to
Enabled
by default.
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Pre-operating system management applications