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
on page 27
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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 References
Network Settings screen details
on page 25
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Viewing Network Settings
To view the
Network Settings
screen, perform the following steps:
Steps
1. Turn 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
Network Settings
.
Related References
on page 29
Network Settings screen details
Pre-operating system management applications
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