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Menu Item Description
Drive Type Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity Displays the total capacity of the HDD. The field is undefined for
removable media devices such as optical drives.
Port J (boot drive B) Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded SATA settings
in ATA mode, set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF
to turn o BIOS support.
For AHCI mode or RAID mode, BIOS always enables support.
Model Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity Displays the total capacity of the HDD. The field is undefined for
removable media devices such as optical drives.
Boot Settings page
You can use the Boot Settings page to set the Boot mode to either BIOS or UEFI. It also enables you to
specify the boot order.
To view the Boot Settings page, click System Setup Main Menu
→
System BIOS
→
Boot Settings.
Menu Item 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.
NOTE: Setting this field to UEFI disables the BIOS Boot Settings
menu. Setting this field to BIOS disables the UEFI Boot Settings
menu.
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. By default, the Boot Mode option is set to BIOS.
Boot Sequence Retry Enables or disables the Boot Sequence Retry feature. If this field is
enabled and the system fails to boot, the system reattempts the boot
sequence after 30 seconds. By default, the Boot Sequence Retry option
is set to Enabled.
Hard-Disk Failover Specifies which devices in the Hard-Disk Drive Sequence are attempted
in the boot sequence. When the option is Disabled, only the first HDD in
the list is attempted to boot. When set to Enabled, all hard disk devices
are attempted in order, as listed in the Hard-Disk Drive Sequence. This
option is not enabled for UEFI Boot Mode.
Boot Option Settings Configures the boot sequence and the boot devices.