BIOS Setup Program
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4.7 Boot Menu
To access this menu, select Boot from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Maintenance Main Advanced Security Power
Boot
Exit
Boot Device Priority
Hard Disk Drives
Removable Devices
ATAPI CD-ROM Drives
The menu represented in Table 83 is used to set the boot features and the boot sequence.
Table 83. Boot Menu
Feature Options Description
Silent Boot • Disabled
• Enabled
(default)
Disabled displays normal POST messages.
Enabled displays OEM graphic instead of POST
messages.
Intel(R) Rapid BIOS Boot • Disabled
• Enabled
(default)
Enables the computer to boot without running certain
POST tests.
Scan User Flash Area • Disabled
• Enabled
(default)
Enables the BIOS to scan the flash memory for user
binary files that are executed at boot time.
PXE Boot to LAN • Disabled
(default)
• Enabled
Disables/enables PXE boot from LAN.
Note: When set to Enabled, you must reboot for the
Intel Boot Agent device to be available in the Boot
Device menu.
USB Boot • Disabled
• Enabled
(default)
Disables/enables booting from USB boot devices.
Serial ATA Boot
(Note 1)
• Disabled
(default)
• Enabled
Disables/enables booting from Serial ATA drives.
Serial ATA RAID
(Note 2)
• Disabled
(default)
• Enabled
Disables/enables Serial ATA drives as a RAID system.
IDE RAID Boot
(Note 1)
• Disabled
(default)
• Enabled
Disables/enables booting from IDE RAID drives.
Boot Device Priority Select to display
submenu
Specifies the boot sequence from the available types of
boot devices.
Hard Disk Drives
(Note 1)
Select to display
submenu
Specifies the boot sequence from the available hard
disk drives
Removable Devices
(Note 1)
Select to display
submenu
Specifies the boot sequence from the available
removable devices.
ATAPI CD-ROM Drives
(Note 1)
Select to display
submenu
Specifies the boot sequence from the available ATAPI
CD-ROM drives.
Notes:
1. This feature is displayed only if this type of device is present.
2. This feature is displayed only if Serial ATA Boot is set to Enabled.