Owners Manual

Option Description
Port F 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 off BIOS support.
For AHCI or RAID mode, BIOS support is always enabled.
Option Description
Model Specifies the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type Specifies the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity Specifies the total capacity of the hard drive. This field is undefined for removable media
devices such as optical drives.
Boot Settings details
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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 allows
compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. This option is set to BIOS by default.
NOTE: Setting this field to UEFI disables the BIOS Boot Settings menu. Setting this field to BIOS
disables the UEFI Boot Settings menu.
Boot Sequence
Retry
Enables or disables the Boot Sequence Retry feature. If this option is set to Enabled and the system fails to boot,
the system reattempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds. This option is set to Enabled by default.
Hard-Disk Failover Specifies the hard drive that is booted in the event of a hard drive failure. The devices are selected in the Hard-
Disk Drive Sequence on the Boot Option Setting menu. When this option is set to Disabled, only the first
hard drive in the list is attempted to boot. When this option is set to Enabled, all hard drives are attempted to
boot in the order selected 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.
BIOS Boot
Settings
Enables or disables BIOS boot options.
NOTE: This option is enabled only if the boot mode is BIOS.
UEFI Boot
Settings
Enables or disables UEFI Boot options. The Boot options include IPv4 PXE and IPv6 PXE. This option is set to
IPv4 by default.
NOTE: This option is enabled only if the boot mode is UEFI.
Network Settings screen details
The Network Settings screen details are explained as follows:
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Option
Description
PXE Device n (n =
1 to 4)
Enables or disables the device. When enabled, a UEFI boot option is created for the device.
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