Table
Likely Causes to Check | Corrective Actions | |
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Boot Mode, Boot Sequence, | 1 At system startup, when the Dell POST screen | |
and/or Boot Sequence Retry are |
| appears, press <F2> to enter the Dell Inc. |
set incorrectly |
| PowerEdge BIOS screen. |
| 2 | Scroll to Boot Settings. Press <Enter> and |
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| make sure that Boot Mode is set to BIOS. |
| 3 | Scroll to Boot Sequence. Press <Enter> and |
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| make sure that Hard drive C: (* PERC |
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| S100 adapter or PERC S300 adapter) is |
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| the first device listed. |
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| * The variable text displayed here might be: |
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| Embedded SATA 1, Slot 1, or Integrated |
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| SAS. |
| 4 | Scroll to Boot Sequence Retry. Make sure |
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| that the setting is Enabled. |
| 5 | Press <Esc> to exit and continue booting. |
| NOTE: If changes are made at the Dell Inc. | |
| PowerEdge BIOS screen, a dialog box appears and | |
| asks you to save your changes and then exit. | |
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Bootable virtual disk is in a | 1 Press <Ctrl><Alt><Del> to restart. | |
failed state | 2 After the system restarts, press <Ctrl><R>. | |
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| Check the status of the bootable virtual disk at the |
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| Virtual Disk field, or by highlighting View |
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| Virtual Disks Details and pressing |
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| <Enter>. |
| 3 | Check for missing or offline physical disks. |
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The boot order is incorrect for a 1 When prompted at system startup, press | ||
bootable virtual disk |
| <Ctrl><R> to access the PERC Virtual Disk |
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| Management utility. |
| 2 | Check Virtual Disks and make sure that the |
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| bootable virtual disk is the first virtual disk listed. |
| 3 | As required, use the Swap Two Virtual |
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| Disks option to reposition the virtual disks. |
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