How to force VM to enter BIOS Setup mode on next boot up
Posted by craig 
- on October 6th, 2008 in Tips | 1 Comment »
As you may aware, we all had difficulty before this to select the boot option or BIOS setup mode during a VM startup or reboot. That is because the virtual center console delay respond and others reason, we always miss the option we need. Now, we do not require to press or reset the VM for multiple time. It can be easily force to enter BIOS mode for a VM on next reboot.
1st, right click the VM you would like to configure and select edit settings. Click on the option tab and choose on the boot option. At your right hand site, you will see the force BIOS setup. Check the box to force the VM entry to BIOS setup screen and click ok. The setting is done after that. On the next reboot, the VM will automatically go in to BIOS setup mode and you can configure the boot option priority as you need.
Enjoy!
Tags: BIOS, ESX, VM, VMware
One Response
Hi there,
True, the boot is pretty fast and you don’t have time to press the “enter bios” key or sometimes, you don’t even have the chance to see it.
So on the top of your idea, there the previous dialog box which says “power on boot delay”. Just put ’10000′ in the value box and you’ll have 10 seconds to press the bios key, you might even discover the ‘bĂ®os’ page with this option.