Changing the Boot Device Priority Temporarily

During POST, you can change the boot device priority for the current boot process. The changes made during this instruction set are not retained for the next boot process.

1.Boot the server.

2.At any time during POST, press <Esc>. When POST completes, a pop-up Boot menu is displayed.

3.Use the arrow keys to highlight the device you want the server system to boot from first. For example, if you want the server system to boot from the CD-ROM first, you select "CD-ROM Drive."

✏NOTE

One of the selections on the pop-up Boot menu is "Enter Setup". Selecting this option brings you into the BIOS setup. For more information about the BIOS setup, see "Using BIOS Setup" on page 29.

4.Press <Enter>.

5.The bootup process continues. When finished, a system prompt is displayed.

Changing the Boot Device Priority Permanently

You can change the boot device permanently. Until you change the boot device priority again via this instruction set, the boot device priority does not change.

1.Quickly press the <F2> key. A prompt may or may not appear. After a few bootup tests complete, the main BIOS Setup screen appears.

2.From the Setup screen, select Boot Menu. Press <Enter>.

3.Select Boot Device Priority, and press <Enter>.

4.In the Boot Device Priority screen, use the up- or down-arrow keys to select "ATAPI CD-ROM Drive", or the appropriate SCSI CD-ROM drive, then press the <+> key to move it to the top of the list.

5.Now set the second boot device to Diskette Drive and the third boot device to Hard Drive.

6.Press the <F10> key to save your changes and exit Setup.

7.When the Exit prompt appears, press <Enter> again.

8.The bootup process continues. When finished, an operating system prompt is displayed.

9.Make sure the CD is in the drive, and boot the server.

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