NEC Express5800 Series Maintenance Manual page 76

Chapter 2 Convenient Features
1. When BIOS detects a bootable device, information on the device is displayed in the designated area.
2. The boot priority (from first to forth) of the registered boot devices can be changed using the <>/<>
and <+>/<> keys.
Move the cursor to a device using the <>/<> keys, and change the priority using the <+>/<> keys.
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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 switched, for
example, the boot priority of HDD may change. If this happens, execute Load
Setup Defaults in the Save & Exit menu, clear the settings of the boot priority to
the default settings, and then configure the priority again.
When SATA HDD is used in IDE mode, the boot priority of HDDs with the same
serial number cannot be changed. .
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If a bootable device is newly connected, the priority lowest in its BBS
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Priorities is assigned to that device.
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If a bootable device is disconnected from the server, the relevant device is
removed from BBS Priorities.
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When Load Setup Defaults is executed on Save & Exit menu, the Boot
Option and BBS Priorities are changed as follows.
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Boot Option Priorities
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The priority of bootable devices in BBS Priorities are determined as
follows:
Devices other than USB device (e.g., SATA device, RAID): High
USB device: Next to non-USB devices
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If a bootable device has been set to Disabled, cancel the Disabled
status, and register the device in BBS Priorities.
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If a Remote Management Extended License (*1) is registered, the remote
media is added to bootable devices. The remote media is assigned as
follows:
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The highest priority within "CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities" is
assigned to AMI Remote CD/DVD device.
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When executing Load Setup Defaults in Save & Exit menu, the highest
priority within "CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities" is assigned to AMI
Remote CD/DVD device.
(*1) Refer to EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 User's Guide for details of Remote
Management Extended License.
Express5800/E120d-1 Maintenance Guide
Boot Option #1: CD/DVD ROM Drive
Boot Option #2: Floppy Drive
Boot Option #3: Hard Drive
Boot Option #4: Network Device
1. System BIOS