User`s guide

Changing the Boot Device Priority Temporarily
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Exit Menu
You can make the following selections on the Exit Menu. Select an option using the up or
down arrow keys. Press <Enter> to run the option. Pressing <Esc> does not exit this
menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit.
Changing the Boot Device Priority Temporarily
During POST, you can use the following procedure to change the boot device priority for
the current boot process. The changes made during this instruction set are not retained
for the next boot process.
1. Boot the server.
2. At any time during POST, press <Esc>. When POST completes, a pop-up Boot menu
is displayed.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the device you want the server system to boot from
first. For example, if you want the server system to boot from the CD-ROM first,
you select CD-ROM Drive.
Note: One of the selections on the pop-up Boot menu is Enter Setup. Selecting this
option brings you into the BIOS setup. For more information about the BIOS setup,
see “Using BIOS Setup” on page 38.
4. Press <Enter>.
Table 3-34 Exit Menu
Choices Description
Exit Saving Changes Exits and saves changes to CMOS.
Exit Discarding Changes Exits without saving changes to CMOS. User is prompted if any
of the Setup fields were modified.
Load Setup Defaults Loads default values for all Setup data.
Save Custom Defaults Loads settings from custom defaults.
Discard Changes Reads previous values of all Setup data from CMOS.
Save Changes Saves Setup data to CMOS.