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SK0-004 · Question #459

A technician is trying to install the operating system on a new server. When the server is powered on, it searches for the installation information on CD and then on the local hard drive. The…

The correct answer is A. BIOS settings. The server's boot order is configured to check CD and local hard drive before the network, so the BIOS boot sequence must be updated to include PXE (network) boot.

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Question

A technician is trying to install the operating system on a new server. When the server is powered on, it searches for the installation information on CD and then on the local hard drive. The operating system installation is on a PXE server. Which of the following should the technician change to successfully install the operating system?

Options

  • ABIOS settings
  • BFirmware version
  • CFile system type
  • DRAID configuration

How the community answered

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  • A
    87% (27)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

The server's boot order is configured to check CD and local hard drive before the network, so the BIOS boot sequence must be updated to include PXE (network) boot.

ABIOS settingsCorrect

The BIOS controls the boot device order. To boot from a PXE server, the technician must enter the BIOS settings and add or prioritize network/PXE boot in the boot sequence. Without this change, the server will never attempt to reach the PXE server and the OS installation cannot proceed.

BFirmware version

Updating the firmware version changes the UEFI/BIOS software itself but does not alter the boot device priority order needed to reach a PXE server.

CFile system type

The file system type governs how data is stored on a disk and has no effect on which devices the server attempts to boot from at startup.

DRAID configuration

RAID configuration determines how disks are combined for redundancy or performance and does not influence the boot order or network boot capability.

Concept tested: Configuring PXE network boot order in BIOS

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/windows-deployment-scenarios-and-solutions

Topics

#PXE boot#BIOS settings#boot order#OS installation

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