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Dell Technologies Server Troubleshooting Guide
No POST issues in iDRAC
This section provides details on troubleshooting iDRAC issues.
First Boot Device cannot be set error message is displayed when configuring a boot device during POST.
Description - The error message First Boot Device cannot be set
Either the system BIOS is out-of-date, or the server needs a reboot for the settings to take effect” displays in the POST mode.
Resolution
Allow the server to completely boot to the OS or turn off the server before setting a vFlash partition to the first boot device. This allows the server to boot to the vFlash partition and the error will no longer be seen.
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