Dell PowerEdge R6615 9JNDF Installation And Service Manual

Table 45. SATA Settings details (continued)Option DescriptionSecurity Freeze Lock Sends Security Freeze Lock command to the embedded SATA drives during POST.This option is applicable only for AHCI Mode. This option is set to Enabled by default.Write Cache Enables or disables the command for the embedded SATA drives during POST. Thisoption is set to Disabled by default.NVMe SettingsTo view the NVMe Settings screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS >NVMe SettingsTable 46. NVMe Settings detailsOption DescriptionNVMe Mode This option sets the NVMe drive mode. If the system contains NVMe drives that youwant to configure in a RAID array, you must set both this field and the EmbeddedSATA field on the SATA settings menu to RAID Mode. You may also need to changethe Boot Mode setting to UEFI. The option is set to Non-RAID mode by default.BIOS NVMe Driver Dell Qualified NVMe drives always use the UEFINVMe driver built into the Dell EROS.When this option is set to 'All Drives', the BIOS driver will also be used with any NVMedrives in the system that has not been qualified by Dell. The option is set to DellQualified Drives by default.NOTE: When this option is set to 'All Drives' and non-Dell qualified NVMe drivesare present, you have a configuration that has not been validated which may leadto unexpected behavior.Boot SettingsYou can use the Boot Settings screen to set the boot mode to either BIOS or UEFI. It also enables you to specify the bootorder.● UEFI: The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is a new interface between operating systems and platformfirmware. The interface consists of data tables with platform related information, boot and runtime service calls that areavailable to the operating system and its loader. The following benefits are available when the Boot Mode is set to UEFI:○ Support for drive partitions larger than 2 TB.○ Enhanced security (e.g., UEFI Secure Boot).○ Faster boot time.NOTE: You must use only the UEFI boot mode in order to boot from NVMe drives.● BIOS: The BIOS Boot Mode is the legacy boot mode. It is maintained for backward compatibility.To view the Boot Settings screen, power on the system, press F2, and click System Setup Main Menu > System BIOS >Boot Settings.Table 47. Boot Settings detailsOption DescriptionBoot Mode Enables you to set the boot mode of the system. If the operating system supportsUEFI, you can set this option to UEFI. Setting this field to BIOS allows compatibilitywith non-UEFI operating systems. This option is set to UEFI by default.CAUTION: Switching the boot mode may prevent the system frombooting if the operating system is not installed in the same boot mode.NOTE: Setting this field to UEFI disables the BIOS Boot Settings menu.46 Pre-operating system management applications