Dell PowerEdge User Manual

System does not boot
Check for the following causes when the system does not boot:
• Incorrect Controller Mode at the System Setup.
• Incorrect Boot Mode, Boot Sequence, and/or Boot Sequence Retry.
• Bootable virtual disk is in Failed state.
• Incorrect Boot Order for a bootable virtual disk.
• A Non-RAID virtual disk is no longer in the rst position in the BIOS Conguration Utility Ctrl+R list after the system is rebooted.
• In a Linux RAID conguration, if virtual disks created exceeds the maximum limit of 16 and the boot virtual disk is not listed as one of the
16 virtual disks in UEFI conguration utility.
• In a Linux RAID conguration, if the virtual disk is created from the drives beyond the rst 10 drives listed in the S140 UEFI HII.
Controller mode is set incorrectly at System Setup
1 In the system startup, when the Dell Power-On Self-Test (POST) screen is displayed, press F2 to enter the system BIOS screen.
2 Scroll to SATA Settings. Press Enter and ensure that the SATA Controller is set to RAID mode.
WARNING
: While switching from RAID Mode to ATA Mode or AHCI Mode, there may be data loss.
Boot mode, boot sequence, and or boot sequence retry are set
incorrectly
1 Turn on the system.
2 When the Dell POST screen is displayed, press F2 to enter the system BIOS screen.
3 Scroll to Boot Settings. Press Enter and ensure that Boot Mode is set to BIOS.
4 Scroll to Boot Sequence. Press Enter and ensure that Hard drive C: is the rst device listed.
5 Scroll to Boot Sequence Retry. Ensure that the setting is Enabled.
6 Press Esc to exit and continue booting.
NOTE
: If changes are made at the BIOS screen, a dialog box is displayed and asks you to save your changes and then
exit.
Bootable virtual disk is in a failed state
1 Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart.
2 After the system restart, press Ctrl+R. Check the status of the bootable virtual disk at the Virtual Disk eld, or by highlighting View
Virtual Disks Details and pressing Enter.
3 Check for missing or oine physical disks.
Troubleshooting your system
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Dell PowerEdge Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	PowerEdge
Category	Server
Language	English