Users Guide
– wi — Wi-Fi device
– emmc — eMMC device
• Legacy (the default) — To ensure compatibility with operating systems that do not support UEFI. Following are the supported legacy
devices:
– oppy — oppy disk
– hdd — hard disk
– cdrom — CD-ROM
– pcmcia — PCMCIA Device
– usbdev — USB Device
– nic — NIC
– usboppy — USB oppy disk
– usbhdd — USB hard disk
– usbcdrom — USB CD-ROM
– Embnic — embedded NIC
– usbzip — USB ZIP
– usbdevzip — USB device ZIP
– bev — BEV device
NOTE: Legacy boot mode is not allowed when secure boot is enabled or legacy option ROM is disabled.
BootSequence — Species the order in which a system searches for devices when trying to nd an operating system to boot. The Boot
Sequence option allows users to customize the boot order and boot ability of boot devices. The UEFI BIOS allows the selection of UEFI
boot paths or Legacy boot devices.
To congure the sequence of the boot devices, verify the current status of the boot order with name, shortform, and device number. Then,
provide the sequence to change the boot order. For example, see the following table:
Table 5. Example of the current sequence of the boot devices
DeviceName Device Number ShortForm IsActive
USB Storage Device 14 usbdev Active
Diskette Drive 12 oppy Active
Internal HDD 13 hdd Active
CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive 15 cdrom Active
Onboard NIC 16 embnic Active
Then, to set the Internal HDD as rst, USB Storage Device as second, and Onboard NIC as third; provide BootSequence as 13, 14, 16.
NOTE
: The device numbers that are not mentioned will be moved down the order.
Example: To see the current boot order with name, device number, and status.
Get-ChildItem -Path DellSmbios:\BootSequence | Select -expand CurrentValue
Example: To change the boot sequence based on the device number.
Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\BootSequence "2,3,4"
Example: To change the current boot mode to UEFI.
Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\BootSequence BootList "Uefi"
Example: To change the boot sequence based on the shortform.
Set-Item -Path DellSmbios:\BootSequence "cdrom,hdd,embnicipv6"
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