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October 7th, 2023 12:13
Optiplex 5080 Micro Adding Boot Option for CD/DVD
Hi, I recently bought a Optiplex 5080 from Amazon and it doesn't seem to have an option to boot from CD/DVD from the BIOS. I was wondering how I could add that option so I can boot from a CD/DVD. I'm using DBAN to wipe the hard drive and then want to install RHEL on it.
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JOcean
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October 7th, 2023 14:04
Can I assume this is an external drive and not part of the 5080? And alternatively have you tried F12 at boot to see if the option appears in the one time boot menu?
Chino de Oro
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October 7th, 2023 14:11
If wiping the hard drive is what you want, you can select BIOS settings at boot and go to Maintenance. You will find Data Wipe option, select to Wipe on Next Boot and restart. Follow the instructions to complete the Data Wipe process.
If you do prefer to use DBAN, you can prepare a bootable USB drive from the DBAN ISO:
Or you can attempt with CD/DVD boot by disable Secure Boot in BIOS settings, with the CD already inserted, select F12 at boot to access one time boot menu. If the CD is available for selection, it can be used. If there is no CD, you must prepare a bootable CD compatible in UEFI boot mode. Hence the reason other suggestions were provided first.
Domoi
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October 7th, 2023 22:42
@Chino de Oro I wiped the hard drive from the bios as dban could not wipe an SSD or GPT system, but now the hard drive password protected and I don't know the password, how can I bypass the password without knowing it and without an operating system because I wiped the operating system but it still has leftover data cuz it's locked and I can't install a new operating system.
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October 7th, 2023 23:24
Probably not the workaround you're looking for, but it could be worth a try.
Install a new SSD/HDD in the 5080. Install Win10. Connect externally the HDD you want to install RHEL on using an external HDD dock or enclosure. Go into Disk Management in Windows. Find the drive you want to install RHEL on. Reformat the drive. Even if it's already formatted with NTFS file system and GPT partition scheme, doing so again will wipe the drive and wipe the password.
Chino de Oro
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October 8th, 2023 00:41
@Domoi go back into BIOS settings, select to change HDD password. In the old password space, try "password" as password, just leave the new password space blank.