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Microsoft Windows Server 2016 for Dell EMC PowerEdge Systems Installation Guide

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Choosing between partition schemes

NOTE: To change your partition scheme from BIOS to UEFI and vice versa during POST, press F2, select Boot Settings, and press Enter. Change the value of Boot Mode to BIOS or UEFI. For more information, follow steps 1–8 in the Install Windows Server 2016 by using the Dell LifeCycle Controller section.
The main considerations for choosing between the partition schemes are:
  • Hard drive size
  • Operating system version
  • Software tools used in the operating system

The MBR partition scheme is used across older versions of the Microsoft operating systems. MBR partitioning scheme supports a volume size smaller than 2 TB.

NOTE: GPT boot (UEFI boot) is supported only on 11th generation of the PowerEdge servers or later.
NOTE: Dell EMC recommends that you use the GPT partition scheme as it is more flexible, supports larger hard drive sizes, and has some features and recovery mechanisms that are not available in the MBR partition scheme.

For more information about partitions and volumes, see partitions and volumes at Technet.microsoft.com. For information about GPT, see the Windows and GPT frequently asked questions at Microsoft.com.

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