3. Prep your BIOS - x360Recover

Written By Tami Sutcliffe (Super Administrator)

Updated at October 25th, 2024

The following process prepares your system for installing the Axcient x360Recover appliance.

Changing BIOS settings may be necessary if: 

  • You need to change the default boot device to load from a USB Flash device.
  • You need to enable Intel-VT or AMD-V Virtualization.
  • You need to make changes to Performance, Power Management, or Sleep settings.


The following screenshots and instructions are presented as an example only. Consult the motherboard manual that came with your system for detailed instructions on configuring your BIOS settings.

1. To begin installation, change the BIOS settings configuration to boot from a USB Key.

For demonstration purposes, we will present the steps for changing the following BIOS.

To boot the system into the BIOS settings, click the Delete key on your keyboard during the system’s startup.

2. Select Boot (or Startup) at the top of the BIOS screen.

3. You must turn off Secure Boot.

  1. Select Security from the top menu bar.   
  2. Select Secure Boot and press to access the menu items. 
  3. Select Disabled and then enter
  4. F4 to Save and Exit

3. Then, use the arrow to move down to select Removable Drives for the Boot Settings Configuration.

4. Select 1st Drive in the boot sequence for your USB device

5. Select Chipset on the menu at the top of the screen.

Then select, Enable for Hyper-Threading, Intel-VT d/x, or AMD-V/IOMMU.

6. Finally, press F10 to Save and Exit the BIOS settings.

When the system restarts, it should boot to your USB drive.

 



 

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