Dell S300, S100 manual This warning message appears when

Table 7-6. Warning Messages: Dell Inc. PERC S100 or S300 Adapter BIOS (continued)

Warning Message Corrective Action

BIOS NOT INSTALLED - User Disabled INT13 BIOS Load

This warning message appears when:

•The INT13 Boot Support option has been set to OFF at the PERC Virtual Disk Management utility.

Bootable devices do not function with the controller when INT

13Boot Support is set to OFF. (ON is the default setting, which allows bootable devices to function with the controller).

NOTE: You can set INT 13 Boot Support to OFF when you want to boot the system from another boot device (for example, another hard-drive). It is recommended that you use only your system’s current boot device.

If INT 13 Boot Support is set to OFF and another boot device is not selected, the following occurs:

• The boot sequence stops after BIOS Not Installed - User Disabled INT 13 BIOS Load appears.

•A second warning message appears: No boot device available - strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility, F11 for BIOS boot manager.

When the system’s boot sequence stops, perform the following: 1 Press <Ctrl><Alt><Del> to exit from the boot sequence.

2 Turn off your system, then restart it.

3 When instructed during the start-up sequence, press <Ctrl><R> to access the PERC Virtual Disk Management utility.

4 At the Main Menu field, use the arrow key to scroll to Controller Options. Press <Enter>.

5 At INT13 Boot Support press <Enter> and change OFF to ON.

6 Press <Esc>.

7 At the Main Menu field, use the arrow key to scroll to Continue to Boot. Press <Enter>.

NOTE: The system boot sequence continues to the operating system.

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