HP Pro 6300 manual Storage Options Sata Emulation, Removable Media Boot, Boot Order

Table 3-3Computer Setup—Storage (continued)

Storage Options	SATA Emulation
	Allows you to choose how the SATA controller and devices are accessed by the operating system.
	There are two supported options: IDE and AHCI (default).
	CAUTION: SATA emulation changes may prevent access to existing hard drive data and
	degrade or corrupt established volumes.
	IDE - This is the most backwards-compatible setting of the three options. Operating systems usually
	do not require additional driver support in IDE mode.
	AHCI (default option) - Allows operating systems with AHCI device drivers loaded to take
	advantage of more advanced features of the SATA controller.
	NOTE: The AHCI device driver must be installed prior to attempting to boot from a AHCI volume.
	If you attempt to boot from a AHCI volume without the required device driver installed, the system
	will crash (blue screen).
	Removable Media Boot
	Enables/disables ability to boot the system from removable media. Default is enabled.
Boot Order	Allows you to:
	● EFI Boot Sources: Specify the order in which EFI boot sources (such as a internal hard drive,
	USB hard drive, USB optical drive, or internal optical drive) are checked for a bootable
	operating system image. Each device on the list may be individually excluded from or included
	for consideration as a bootable operating system source.
	EFI boot sources always have precedence over legacy boot sources.
	● Legacy Boot Sources: Specify the order in which legacy boot sources (such as a network
	interface card, internal hard drive, USB optical drive, or internal optical drive) are checked for
	a bootable operating system image. Each device on the list may be individually excluded from
	or included for consideration as a bootable operating system source.
	Specify the order of attached hard drives. The first hard drive in the order will have priority in
	the boot sequence and will be recognized as drive C (if any devices are attached).
	NOTE: To drag a device to a preferred place, press Enter. To remove the device from
	consideration as a bootable device, press F5.
	You can use F5 to disable individual boot items, as well as disable EFI boot and/or legacy boot.
	NOTE: MS-DOS drive lettering assignments may not apply after a non-MS-DOS operating system
	has started.
	Shortcut to Temporarily Override Boot Order
	To boot one time from a device other than the default device specified in Boot Order, restart the
	computer and press Esc (to access the boot menu) and then F9 (Boot Order), or only F9 (skipping
	the boot menu) when the monitor light turns green. After POST is completed, a list of bootable
	devices is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the preferred bootable device and press Enter.
	The computer then boots from the selected non-default device for this one time.

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