Dell PowerEdge 840 - no boot options

[Eiolon]

I am trying to boot to a CD (hell, I'd even take USB at this point) but I do not have any options with my PowerEdge 840.

Here is what I get:

F2 = Setup
F10 = Utility Mode
F12 = PXE Boot

I also made sure that I pushed all the other F# buttons just in case and tried moving CD-ROM to first in boot order.

Any ideas? I've got a couple other PowerEdge model servers and there is no problem.

 

[gimp]

does the BIOS have an option to remove the Boot Device option from the splash screen?
I know you can disable PXE Boot and I beleive Utility Mode.

 

[Eiolon]

No, I double checked that. It has a "OS Install Mode" which I turned on just in case, but no luck.

 

[gimp]

well, you aren't overlooking anything

Dell forum post made in 2007.
http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/servers/f/956/p/18517412/18640398.aspx

from the post

the key combo for boot menu on Dell PE servers is f11
if i am not mistaken this is a new option for Dells 9 gen servers (840 being an 8 generation server).

 

[Eiolon]

Turned out to be a bad CD drive. Changed it out and worked fine.