Selecting a startup device

If your computer does not start up from a device such as the disc or hard disk drive as expected, do one of the following to select the startup device you want.

Selecting a temporary startup device

Use this procedure to select a temporary startup device.

Note: Not all discs and hard disk drives are bootable.

1.Turn off your computer.

2.Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When the “Please select boot device” window opens, release the F12 key.

3.Select the desired startup device and press Enter. The computer will start up from the device you selected.

Note: Selecting a startup device from the “Please select boot device” window does not permanently change the startup sequence.

Selecting or changing the startup device sequence

To view or permanently change the configured startup device sequence, do the following:

1.Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 53.

2.From the Setup Utility program main menu, select Startup.

3.Select the devices for the Primary Startup Sequence, the Automatic Startup Sequence, and the Error Startup Sequence. Read the information displayed on the right side of the screen.

4.Press F10 to save changes and exit the Setup Utility program. See “Exiting from the Setup Utility program” on page 69.

Exiting from the Setup Utility program

After you finish viewing or changing settings, press Esc to return to the Setup Utility program main menu. You might have to press Esc several times. Do one of the following:

•If you want to save the new settings, press F10 to save and exit the Setup Utility program.

•If you do not want to save the settings, select Exit ➙ Discard Changes and Exit.

•If you want to return to the default settings, press F9 to load the default settings.

Configuring RAID

This topic provides information about how to configure Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) for your server.

Note: The information about configuring RAID in this topic is applicable only in a Windows environment. For information about configuring RAID in a Linux environment, contact your Linux software provider.

RAID level

Your server must have the minimum number of SATA hard disk drives installed for the supported level of RAID to function:

•RAID Level 0 – Striped disk array

–Two hard disk drives minimum

–Better performance without fault tolerance

•RAID Level 1 – Mirrored disk array

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1100, 1098, 1106, 1105 specifications

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