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Option Description
Port J Sets the drive type of the selected device. For Embedded SATA settings in ATA
mode, set this field to Auto to enable BIOS support. Set it to OFF to turn off BIOS
support.
For AHCI or RAID mode, BIOS support is always enabled.
Option Description
Model Displays the drive model of the selected device.
Drive Type Displays the type of drive attached to the SATA port.
Capacity Displays the total capacity of the hard drive. This field is
undefined for removable media devices such as optical
drives.
Boot Settings screen
You can use the Boot Settings screen to set the boot mode to either BIOS or UEFI. It also enables you to
specify the boot order.
To view the Boot Settings screen, click System Setup Main Menu → System BIOS → Boot Settings.
The Boot Settings screen details are explained as follows:
Option
Description
Boot Mode Enables you to set the boot mode of the system. Setting this field to UEFI disables
the BIOS Boot Settings menu. Setting this field to BIOS disables the UEFI Boot
Settings menu.
CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system from booting if
the operating system is not installed in the same boot mode.
If the operating system supports UEFI, you can set this option to UEFI. Setting this
field to BIOS allows compatibility with non-UEFI operating systems. This option is
set to
BIOS by default.
Boot Sequence
Retry
Enables or disables the Boot Sequence Retry feature. If this field is enabled and the
system fails to boot, the system reattempts the boot sequence after 30 seconds.
This option is set to Enabled by default.
Hard-Disk Failover Specifies the hard drive that is booted in the event of a hard drive failure. The
devices are selected in the Hard-Disk Drive Sequence on the Boot Option Setting
menu. When this option is set to Disabled, only the first hard drive in the list is
attempted to boot. When this option is set to Enabled, all hard drives are attempted
to boot in the order selected in the
Hard-Disk Drive Sequence. This option is not
enabled for UEFI Boot Mode.
Boot Option
Settings
Configures the boot sequence and the boot devices.
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