Press Ctrl-C now to bypass loading option ROM UEFI drivers.
4. The prompt will timeout if Ctrl-C is not pressed within a few seconds. If Ctrl-C is pressed, you will be
presented with two options: After selecting an option, boot will proceed.
NOTE:
If no option is selected, normal boot will proceed after ten seconds.
• Bypass loading from I/O slots.
• Bypass loading from I/O slots and core I/O.
The Bypass loading from I/O slots and core I/O option may be useful if a bad core I/O UEFI driver
is preventing system boot. USB drives can still be used at the UEFI shell to update core I/O drivers.
CAUTION:
Hitting Ctrl-C before the prompt will not work and may even disable this feature, be sure wait
for the prompt before hitting Ctrl-C.
NOTE:
It can take several minutes for this prompt to appear, and the window of time when Ctrl-C can
be pressed is very short. For typical boots, Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends that you
let the prompt time out.
5. Depending on how the server blade was configured from the factory, and if the OS is installed at the
time of purchase, you are taken to:
a. UEFI shell prompt
b. OS login prompt
6. If the server blade has a factory-installed OS, you can interrupt the boot process to configure your
specific UEFI parameters.
7. If you are at the UEFI shell prompt, go to UEFI Front Page on page 30.
8. If you are at the OS login prompt, go to OS login prompt on page 33.
UEFI Front Page
If you are at the UEFI shell prompt, enter exit to get to the UEFI Front Page.
30 UEFI Front Page