Problem with Booting. Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by lilleoboi, Jun 11, 2016. It looks as if the boot sequence has either been changed, or the first boot medium isn't loading and hence it's attempting a PXE boot. Since it's trying to find information from a server, and the Toshiba's not connected to it, that's producing the boot. The 'IBA GE SLOT' is the option to boot over the network. This should be last for most people. You don't really need WD's SmartWare. This is an automated backup solution. Once you have completed the initial backup, SmartWare runs in the background automatically updating your backup as you change files on your main hard drive.
Hello there, I'm hoping someone on this site can possibly assist me in booting from a USB that I've formatted with Linux. I'm having trouble booting from it. I have tried following this, (which is the most detailed tutorial I've found on the subject), tutorial http://kb.open-e.com/How-to-Configure-Dell-Server-(2850)-BIOS-to-boot-from-USB_133.html, however, I haven't been able to boot, I've run through the particularly lengthy boot sequence many a time, pressing CTRL + S, CTRL + M, CTRL + E, F12, F10, F2, and F11. Each has had varying results. F2 and F11 aren't listed anywhere on the screen as options, although other users hoping to accomplish the same task have been suggested to use those function keys to access boot menus and such. I have had no luck with either. I've tried both holding it down from the moment I see the DELL progress bar, to the end of the boot sequence, and rapidly 'spamming' each of those keys for the duration of the boot process with no success :(. I've also tried enabling an 'OS Install' feature on the BIOS, and that seems to have the effect of adding a piece of text at the end of the boot sequence telling me 'There is only 256MB of memory available!' and that I can 'Strike F1 to continue, or F2 to enter Setup Utility' or something along those lines. I've tried both options. F2 boots to the BIOS. I've also been able to get to the BIOS by CTRL + E and then pressing Escape and exiting out of that menu which brings me to the BIOS. (This was how I configured settings from the tutorial I linked above before this new Strike F1 message was displayed.) My server contains two Xeon processors, each clocked at 3.00GHz, 16gb DDR2 memory, and two RAID arrays, one of two 146gb SCSI drives, and one of three 300gb SCSI drives (I can look at the actual raid configuration should it be needed). I would greatly appreciate any help. I'm somewhat new to server management so I'm hoping that my inexperience and user error can be attributed to being unable to boot to the USB. Side Note: I've tried all 4 USB ports on the server, the two near the power button on the front, and the two in the back, meant for what I assume is a keyboard and mouse. The light on my flash drive comes on for all the ports, which indicates power, though it is always solid. (I'm using a Sandisk Cruise Glide 32gb drive to boot off of for the installation of Ubuntu Thank you in advance for any assistance you can give to me!
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booting priority need assistance to understand it
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I need your guidence on this coz since i bought my laptop i knew that my HDD is SATA.But when i checked the boot priority this is what i found.
The thing is i cant believe it my OS is loading from ATAPI CD0: MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-850 Z-(PM) does it make sense??? i need a bit clarification kindly assist
When you start your machine, it will search down the list you posted for the 1st bootable device. So you should move your internal system drive to the top of the list, for the fastest bootup time.
'So you should move your internal system drive to the top of the list, for the fastest bootup time'.
Does that mean i should change my boot sequence order wouldnt that affect my system.Coz to wat i have understood is my system starts to boot from
ATAPI CD0: MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-850 Z-(PM) which looks a little bit unrealistic to me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it could have make much more sense if the device could have booted from ATA HDD0 OR ATA HDD1 but 'ATAPI CD0: MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-850 Z-(PM)'!!!
Just like LH said, it's a list and it works down till it finds the one that is bootable.
Your system isn't booting from CD but is going 1 - no... 2 - no... 3 - no... 4 - yes... now I can boot.
Unless you are planning to boot from CD's then you should change the order to make the ATA drive (ATA HDD0:WDC WD1600 BEVS-08VATI-S1) at the top to make your laptop boot quicker.
'Unless you are planning to boot from CD's then you should change the order to make the ATA drive (ATA HDD0:WDC WD1600 BEVS-08VATI-S1) at the top to make your laptop boot quicker'.
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I think if i need to boot from my cd its better that i choose Option number 1 and if i want to boot from my hard drive is where is should choose option number 4. That is the way i think it should be
You only need to boot from CD on very rare occassions.
Yes i get the point but just as an assurance to my answer it means that my system boots from OPTION NUMBER 4 that is ATA drive (ATA HDD0:WDC WD1600 BEVS-08VATI-S1) right?
Yes, your system is on the HDD.
When the laptop is switched on it will AUTOMATICALLY look for a bootable device in the order set in the BIOS. If your HDD is option 4 then the BIOS will still search the CD, USD FDD and USB CD before it even looks at your drive. That's wasted boot time!
If you want to boot from CD then np, leave ATAPI CD0 as option #1 but your laptop will start faster the higher you make ATA HDD0 in the list.
Thnx everybody i'll change it then i'll give you feedback :)