System BIOS Intel® Server Boards S3200SH/S3210SH TPS
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Intel Order Number: E14960-009
Table 32. Setup Utility — Boot Options Screen Fields
Setup Item Help Text Comments
Boot Timeout The number of seconds BIOS will
pause at the end of POST to allow the
user to press the [F2] key for entering
the BIOS Setup Utility.
Valid values are 0-65535. Zero is the
default. A value of 65535 will cause the
system to go to the Boot Manager
menu and wait for user input for every
system boot.
After entering the preferred
timeout, press Enter to
register that timeout value to
the system. These settings
are in seconds.
Boot Option #x Set system boot order by selecting the
boot option for this position.
Boot Option Retry
Hard Disk Order Set hard disk boot order by selecting
the boot option for this position.
Displays when more than
one hard disk drive is in the
system.
CDROM Order Set CDROM boot order by selecting
the boot option for this position.
Displays when more than
one CD-ROM drive is in the
system.
Floppy Order Set floppy disk boot order by selecting
the boot option for this position.
Displays when more than
one floppy drive is in the
system.
Network Device Order Set network device boot order by
selecting the boot option for this
position. Add-in or onboard network
devices with a PXE option ROM are
two examples of network boot devices.
Displays when more than
one of these devices is
available in the system.
BEV Device Order Set the Bootstrap Entry Vector (BEV)
device boot order by selecting the boot
option for this position.
BEV devices require their own
proprietary method to load an OS using
a bootable option ROM. BEV devices
are typically found on remote program
load devices.
Displays when more than
one of these devices is
available in the system.
4.3.2.6.1 Hard Disk Order Screen
The Hard Disk Order screen provides a way to control the hard disks.
To access this screen from the Main screen, select Boot Options |
Hard Disk Order.
Boot Options
Hard Disk #1 < Available Hard Disks >
Hard Disk #2 < Available Hard Disks >
Figure 26. Setup Utility — Hard Disk Order Screen Display