Dell S300, S100 manual Boot Mode, Boot Sequence

Table 7-1. System Does Not Boot

Likely Causes to Check	Corrective Actions
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
		make sure that Boot Mode is set to BIOS.
	3	Scroll to Boot Sequence. Press <Enter> and
		make sure that Hard drive C: (* PERC
		S100 adapter or PERC S300 adapter) is
		the first device listed.
		* The variable text displayed here might be:
		Embedded SATA 1, Slot 1, or Integrated
		SAS.
	4	Scroll to Boot Sequence Retry. Make sure
		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.
Bootable virtual disk is in a	1 Press <Ctrl><Alt><Del> to restart.
failed state	2 After the system restarts, press <Ctrl><R>.
		Check the status of the bootable virtual disk at the
		Virtual Disk field, or by highlighting View
		Virtual Disks Details and pressing
		<Enter>.
	3	Check for missing or offline physical disks.
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
		Management utility.
	2	Check Virtual Disks and make sure that the
		bootable virtual disk is the first virtual disk listed.
	3	As required, use the Swap Two Virtual
		Disks option to reposition the virtual disks.

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