NEC Express5800 Series Maintenance Manual page 79

Chapter 2 Useful 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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Note
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. .
• If a bootable device is newly connected, the priority lowest in its BBS Priorities is
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assigned to that device.
• If a bootable device is disconnected from the server, the relevant device is removed
from BBS Priorities.
• When Load Setup Defaults is executed on Save & Exit menu, the Boot Option and
BBS Priorities are changed as follows.
 Boot Option Priorities
 Boot Option #1: CD/DVD ROM Drive
 Boot Option #2: Floppy Drive
 Boot Option #3: Hard Drive
 Boot Option #4: Network Device
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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
 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:
 The highest priority within "CD/DVD ROM Drive BBS Priorities" is assigned to
AMI Remote CD/DVD device.
 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.
Refer to EXPRESSSCOPE Engine 3 User's Guide for details of Remote Management Extended
License.
Express5800/E120e-M Maintenance Guide
1. System BIOS
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