Boot from Hard disk drive
Boot
In order to start the "Boot up Erase program" from the hard disk drive, it is
necessary to execute the "Startup environment creation tool" on the PC to be
erased and install the boot environment to the hard disk drive. For details,
see "Abstract of Startup environment creation
tool".
When booting is not completed / When booting is
completed but the hard disk is not recognized. |
Erase by booting from the CD or USB flash drive. |
When the system starts, the following screen will be displayed, and the erase
program will start automatically after 5 seconds without any operation. (Common
to BIOS / UEFI)
If it does not boot, or if the OS installed on the hard
disk boots
・ Please remove the CD, USB memory, etc. and try again. ・ The hard disk boot
environment may not be set correctly or may not be supported. In that case,
boot from the CD / USB flash drive and erase it.
Operation on the boot screen
[ESC]key for menu .....
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If you want to start with other options, press the [ESC] key before the 5-second
countdown ends. The following option menu screen is displayed.
Enlarged view of the screen
To boot Windows on your hard disk
If you want to restore the boot environment without erasing, use the
up and down arrow keys to select [Windows] and press [enter]. After starting
Windows, you can restore the boot environment by executing the "Startup
Environment Creation Tool". See "Operation of HDD
boot"
When starting erasing process after displaying the
menu
Select "[GreenPepper PRO] English Ver4.x.x", press [enter].
Operation on the option menu screen
Use the "Down" and "Up" keys to select a function, and the [enter] key to
execute the option menu. Under "---- Other boot options", a submenu will be
displayed that allows you to select more detailed options.
1. Under the "[GreenPepper PRO] ver4.xx" menu, when "---
Other boot options" is selected.
From this screen, press the [ESC] key to return to the first option menu screen.
Menu Structure
In the standard state, the menu structure is as follows.
The options that
can be selected depend on the option specifications when configuring HDD boot
environment.
See "Common options"
Option menu structure
selection menu |
contents |
[Windows] |
Boot Windows installed on Hard disk drive.
To restore the boot environment without erasing, select [Windows] and
execute the "Startup Environment Creation Tool". |
[GreenPepper PRO] English Ver 4.x.x |
Display normal erase screen |
--- Other boot options |
Boot option submenu |
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|
Diagnose |
Diagnose: Problem investigation screen to check the status when startup
is not completed or disk is not recognized. |
Boot option submenu
selection menu |
contents |
*--- (ESC)return to main, [GreenPepper PRO] English |
* press the [ESC] key to return to the first option menu
screen. |
a.Normal boot |
Display normal erase screen |
b.Enable SecureErase |
Display erase screen with Secure Erase menu |
c.Ignore HPA, access full size |
Disable HPA(HostProtectedArea) and erase entire disk.
* Depending on the disk interface, for example, when connecting to a USB
interface, HPA cancellation may not be effective.
see "Points to consider about erasing
method" |
d.disable ACPI |
Start with ACPI disabled * On a general PC, the disk may not be
recognized and the power may not be turned off automatically. |
<UEFI boot only> e.UEFI old mapping |
Set UEFI old memory mapping mode
* Use it when UEFI startup stops in the middle. |
<UEFI boot only> f.Disable UEFI (runtime) |
Disable runtime UEFI function * Use it when UEFI startup
stops in the middle. |
g.Enable KMS (nodeset) |
Enable Kernel Mode Setting
(KMS). If there is a problem with the display, please try it. |
Boot option submenu (diagnose)
selection menu |
contents |
*--- (ESC)return to main, diagnose --- |
* press the [ESC] key to return to the first option menu
screen. |
a.Normal boot |
Diagnose: Problem investigation screen to check the status when startup
is not completed or disk is not recognized. |
b.Ignore HPA, access full size |
Diagnose: Disable HPA(HostProtectedArea) and show problem investigation
screen.
* Depending on the disk interface, for example, when connecting to a USB
interface, HPA cancellation may not be effective. |
c.disable ACPI |
Diagnose: Start problem investigation screen with ACPI disabled * On
a general PC, the disk may not be recognized and the power may not be turned
off automatically. |
<UEFI boot only> e.UEFI old mapping |
Diagnose: Start problem investigation screen with UEFI
old memory mapping mode
* Use it when UEFI startup stops in the middle. |
<UEFI boot only> f.Disable UEFI (runtime) |
Diagnose: Start problem investigation screen with
disabling runtime UEFI function
* Use it when UEFI startup stops in the middle. |
g:Enable KMS (nodeset) |
Diagnose: Enable Kernel Mode Setting
(KMS). If there is a problem with the display, please try it. |
If the startup is not completed
If the startup is not completed and the erase screen is not displayed,
the following causes are possible.
・ The hardware is not compatible with this product. * Not compatible
CPU, motherboard, and peripheral devices. * Please remove peripheral
devices and try again. * If there is a device that can be separated
by the BIOS, try disconnecting it. ・ HDD drive failures
・ Other hardware failures
・ Unsupported Secure Boot specification * Try disabling Secure
Boot in the BIOS (UEFI) settings. * If you see the "disable
SecureBoot if stops here" message on the screen and it stops, try disabling
Secure Boot.
Please try starting with "disable ACPI","UEFI old
mappong", etc. from the above selection menu
at startup.
Also, start with "diagnose" menu and let us know the contents of the screen at the time
of stop.
If the startup stops halfway and the menu is not displayed, there is no function
to get the screen. Please take a picture of the screen with a digital camera
and send it to us.
For the operation of the screen displayed by the
"diag" option, see "Using diagnose screen"
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