HP Unified Extensible Firmware Interface - Manual (Page 92)

Figure 83 Advanced Options —NMI Debug Option screen
Setting Virtual Install Disk
You can control the Virtual Install Disk. The Virtual Install Disk can contain drivers specific to the
server that an operating system can use during installation. If this option is enabled, Microsoft
Windows Server automatically locates required drivers and installs them, eliminating the need for
user intervention and the requirement that a driver be present on external media during operating
system installation. In some cases, the Virtual Install Disk remains visible from the installed operating
system as a read-only drive. During manual installations using Intelligent Provisioning, this option
is automatically enabled.
To further optimize the system, HP recommends updating boot drivers to the latest versions after
the OS installation.
To set the virtual install disk:
1.
From the System Utilities screen, select System Configuration
→BIOS/Platform Configuration
(RBSU)
→Advanced Options→Advanced System ROM Options→Virtual Install Disk and press
Enter.
2. Select one of the following options:
•
Enabled—Creates a visible read-only virtual disk (256MB)
•
Disabled (default)
3. Press F10 to save your selection.
NOTE: When Intelligent Provisioning software is updated, this Virtual Install Disk is automatically
updated.
92 Accessing the System Configuration Menu