Boot Settings

OSC works on systems with BIOS and UEFI.

It is essential that your system supports booting from USB storage media or from DVD. This may already be enabled, or you may have to enable it yourself.

IGEL OS 11 supports UEFI Secure Boot. Refer to the manual of your device's manufacturer to learn whether your device supports Secure Boot and how to enable it. Enabling Secure Boot often consists of two steps. First, the boot mode has to be changed to UEFI Boot in the BIOS; after that, Secure Boot can be activated, also in the BIOS. How to check whether Secure Boot has been properly enabled, you can learn under Security & Safety > UEFI Secure Boot Enabling Guides > Verifying that Secure Boot is Enabled.

For UEFI Secure Boot on IGEL devices, see Security & Safety > UEFI Secure Boot Enabling Guides

If IGEL OS fails to boot in UEFI mode, try it in legacy/BIOS mode. IGEL OS will then be installed in legacy/BIOS mode.

For older devices or if you haven't been able to boot the installer at all, use the legacy installer under https://www.igel.com/software-downloads/workspace-edition/ > OS 11 > OS CREATOR > LEGACY.

Third-Party Devices

The required key presses for this may vary from vendor to vendor. However, here are some hints:

->While the device is booting, try pressing [F12] (in general), [F10] (Intel devices), or [F9] (Hewlett-Packard devices) in order to access a list of boot devices and select your USB installation medium.

->If the above does not work, access the BIOS settings via pressing [Del], [F1], or [F2] during boot and activate booting from USB storage media and/or change the boot order.

->See the BIOS/UEFI documentation for your system for details of how to boot from USB storage media.

On modern computers such as secured-core PCs (see e.g. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/business/devices?col=secured-core-pcs), there may be a BIOS setting related to Secure Boot that allows the use of Microsoft’s 3rd party UEFI Secure Boot Certificate. The usual description of such a BIOS setting is "Allow Microsoft 3rd Party UEFI CA". This setting must be set to enabled, as IGEL uses the 3rd party certificate to support UEFI Secure Boot. If UEFI Secure Boot is enabled, but "Allow Microsoft 3rd Party UEFI CA" is not enabled, you may be unable to boot IGEL OS Creator or UD Pocket. Similarly, if the setting "Allow Microsoft 3rd Party UEFI CA" is disabled after a previous installation of IGEL OS, IGEL OS will fail to boot. For how to enable the setting, see Security & Safety > UEFI Secure Boot Enabling Guides > Secured-Core PCs: Microsoft 3rd-Party UEFI Certificate for Secure Boot.

IGEL Devices

If the USB installation medium is not found, though the USB boot is enabled, try the following:

• Reconnect the USB  installation medium and reboot the endpoint device.

• Use another USB port.

UD7 (H850C and H860C)

1. Power up the device while pressing the [Del] button repeatedly in rapid succession.

2. If a password prompt is shown, enter the BIOS password.

3. Select Setup Utility.

4. Select the Boot tab.

5. Set USB Boot to <ENABLED>.

6. Save the settings and exit.

7. Connect the USB stick to the device.

8. Reboot the device while pressing the [Del] button repeatedly in rapid succession.

9. Select Boot Manager.

10. Select the USB stick as the boot medium and press Enter.

11. You can continue with the installation procedure.

UD6 (H830C)

1. Power up the device while pressing the [Del] button repeatedly in rapid succession.

2. Select SCU.

3. If a password prompt is shown, enter the BIOS password.

4. Select the Boot tab.

5. Set USB Boot to <ENABLED>.

6. Save the settings and exit.

7. Connect the USB stick to the device.

8. Reboot the device while pressing the [Del] button repeatedly in rapid succession.

9. Select Boot Manager.

10. Select the USB stick as the boot medium and press Enter.

11. You can continue with the installation procedure.

UD5 (H830C)

1. Power up the device while pressing the [Del] button repeatedly in rapid succession.

2. If a password prompt is shown, enter the BIOS password.

3. Select the Boot tab.

4. Select Boot Options Priorities.

5. Select the entry for the USB stick and move it to the first position using the [+] key.

6. Save the settings and exit.

7. You can continue with the installation procedure.

UD3 (M350C)

1. Power up the device while pressing the [Del] button repeatedly in rapid succession.

2. If a password prompt is shown, enter the BIOS password.

3. Select Setup Utility.

4. Select the Boot tab.

5. Set USB Boot to <ENABLED>.

6. Save the settings and exit.

7. Connect the USB stick to the device.

8. Reboot the device while pressing the [Del] button repeatedly in rapid succession.

9. Select Boot Manager.

10. Select the USB stick as the boot medium and press Enter.

11. You can continue with the installation procedure.

UD3 (M340C)

1. Power up the device while pressing [Del] button repeatedly in rapid succession.

2. Select SCU.

3. If a password prompt is shown, enter the BIOS password.

4. Select the Boot tab.

5. Set USB Boot to <ENABLED>.

6. Save the settings and exit.

7. Connect the USB stick to the device.

8. Reboot the device while pressing the [Del] button repeatedly in rapid succession.

9. Select Boot Manager.

10. Select the USB stick as the boot medium and press Enter.

11. You can continue with the installation procedure.

UD2 (M250C)

1. Power up the device while pressing [Del] button repeatedly in rapid succession.

2. Select SCU.

3. If a password prompt is shown, enter the BIOS password.

4. Select the Boot tab.

5. Set USB Boot to <ENABLED>.

6. Save the settings and exit.

7. Connect the USB stick to the device.

8. Reboot the device while pressing the [Del] button repeatedly in rapid succession.

9. Select Boot Manager.

10. Select the USB stick as the boot medium and press Enter.

11. You can continue with the installation procedure.

UD2 (D220)

1. Power up the device while pressing the [F2] (older devices) or [Del] (newer devices) button repeatedly in rapid succession.

2. Select SCU.

3. If a password prompt is shown, enter the BIOS password.

4. Select the Boot tab.

5. Set USB Boot to <ENABLED>.

6. Save the settings and exit.

7. Connect the USB stick to the device.

8. Reboot the device while pressing the [F2] or [Del] (newer devices) button repeatedly in rapid succession.

9. Select Boot Manager.

10. Select the USB stick as the boot medium and press Enter.

11. You can continue with the installation procedure.

UD9 (TC215B)

1. Power up the device while pressing the [F2] button repeatedly in rapid succession.

2. If a password prompt is shown, enter the BIOS password.

3. Select the Boot tab.

4. Select Boot Option Priorities.

5. Select the entry for the USB stick and move it to the first position using the [+] key.

6. Save the settings and exit.

7. You can continue with the installation procedure.