Booting the Installation Program on x86, AMD64, and Intel® 64 Systems
You can boot the installation program using any one of the following media
(depending upon what your system can support):
Red Hat Enterprise Linux DVD/CD-ROM Your machine supports a bootable DVD/CD-ROM drive and you have
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM set or DVD.
Boot CD-ROM Your machine supports a bootable CD-ROM drive and you want to
perform network or hard drive installation.
USB pen drive Your machine supports booting from a USB device.
PXE boot via network Your machine supports booting from the network. This is an advanced
installation path.
Insert the boot media and reboot the system. Your BIOS settings may need to
be changed to allow you to boot from the CD-ROM or USB device.
Tip
To change your BIOS settings on an x86, AMD64, or Intel® 64 system, watch the
instructions provided on your display when your computer first boots. A line of text
appears, telling you which key to press to enter the BIOS settings.
Once you have entered your BIOS setup program, find the section where you
can alter your boot sequence. The default is often C, A or A, C (depending on
whether you boot from your hard drive [C] or a diskette drive [A]). Change
this sequence so that the CD-ROM is first in your boot order and that C or A
(whichever is your typical boot default) is second. This instructs the computer
to first look at the CD-ROM drive for bootable media; if it does not find
bootable media on the CD-ROM drive, it then checks your hard drive or
diskette drive. Save your changes before exiting the BIOS. For more
information, refer to the documentation that came with your system.
After a short delay, a screen containing the boot: prompt should appear. The
screen contains information on a variety of boot options. Each boot option
also has one or more help screens associated with it. To access a help screen,
press the appropriate function key as listed in the line at the bottom of the
screen. As you boot the installation program, be aware of two issues:
Once the boot: prompt appears, the installation program automatically
begins if you take no action within the first minute. To disable this
feature, press one of the help screen function keys.
If you press a help screen function key, there is a slight delay while the help
screen is read from the boot media. Normally, you only need to press Enter to
boot. Be sure to watch the boot messages to review if the Linux kernel detects
your hardware. If your hardware is properly detected, continue to the next
section. If it does not properly detect your hardware, you may need to restart
the installation and use one of the boot options provided further.
(depending upon what your system can support):
Red Hat Enterprise Linux DVD/CD-ROM Your machine supports a bootable DVD/CD-ROM drive and you have
the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM set or DVD.
Boot CD-ROM Your machine supports a bootable CD-ROM drive and you want to
perform network or hard drive installation.
USB pen drive Your machine supports booting from a USB device.
PXE boot via network Your machine supports booting from the network. This is an advanced
installation path.
Insert the boot media and reboot the system. Your BIOS settings may need to
be changed to allow you to boot from the CD-ROM or USB device.
Tip
To change your BIOS settings on an x86, AMD64, or Intel® 64 system, watch the
instructions provided on your display when your computer first boots. A line of text
appears, telling you which key to press to enter the BIOS settings.
Once you have entered your BIOS setup program, find the section where you
can alter your boot sequence. The default is often C, A or A, C (depending on
whether you boot from your hard drive [C] or a diskette drive [A]). Change
this sequence so that the CD-ROM is first in your boot order and that C or A
(whichever is your typical boot default) is second. This instructs the computer
to first look at the CD-ROM drive for bootable media; if it does not find
bootable media on the CD-ROM drive, it then checks your hard drive or
diskette drive. Save your changes before exiting the BIOS. For more
information, refer to the documentation that came with your system.
After a short delay, a screen containing the boot: prompt should appear. The
screen contains information on a variety of boot options. Each boot option
also has one or more help screens associated with it. To access a help screen,
press the appropriate function key as listed in the line at the bottom of the
screen. As you boot the installation program, be aware of two issues:
Once the boot: prompt appears, the installation program automatically
begins if you take no action within the first minute. To disable this
feature, press one of the help screen function keys.
If you press a help screen function key, there is a slight delay while the help
screen is read from the boot media. Normally, you only need to press Enter to
boot. Be sure to watch the boot messages to review if the Linux kernel detects
your hardware. If your hardware is properly detected, continue to the next
section. If it does not properly detect your hardware, you may need to restart
the installation and use one of the boot options provided further.
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