When a Dell PowerEdge Refuses to Boot from a USB Drive
Can the Dell PowerEdge boot from a USB
I wanted to install Debian on a PowerEdge R410 that I no longer used, so I created a bootable USB disk, but even after setting USB as the highest boot priority in the BIOS it would not boot from the USB, and I spent several hours on it.
When I looked for a solution on the internet, the article below was a perfect match
The boot solution On the startup screen (while the Dell logo is showing), press F2 to open the BIOS setup screen. In the BIOS settings, change USB Flash Drive Emulation Type from AUTO to Hard Disk. Save the settings and leave the BIOS setup screen (it reboots) On the startup screen (while the Dell logo is showing), press F11 to open the boot media selection. In the boot media selection, the USB flash media appears under the “Hard Disk” entry, so choose to boot from the USB flash media. The installer boots from the USB without trouble. The network is unusable The NIC is recognized, but it cannot connect to the network
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