Boot Order Blocked in BIOS - F2-422

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Boot Order Blocked in BIOS - F2-422

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Hi, I am trying to install a different operating system on F2-422 model. The operating system works fine, but for it to work I need to have a USB plugged in and booting from it. Since the BIOS does not let me change the boot priority (it is blocked!). Yes, I can UEFI mode if I boot from USB, but this operating system only works in legacy mode, so it is not an option for me.
How could I change the BIOS boot priority? Perhaps a BIOS update is necessary to correct this
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Re: Boot Order Blocked in BIOS - F2-422

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It will boot from internal USB first when your F2-422 is booted up without any HDDs or your HDDs are not installed with TOS.
It’s not allowed to change the boot order in BIOS.
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Re: Boot Order Blocked in BIOS - F2-422

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Try to remove the USB stick before you boot, by doing this, you need to open the cage and find the USB boot stick on mother board.
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Re: Boot Order Blocked in BIOS - F2-422

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I find it very bad on the part of terramaster that they intentionally limit the BIOS to interfere with the startup of third-party software.
TMroy wrote: 08 Jun 2021, 23:48 Try to remove the USB stick before you boot, by doing this, you need to open the cage and find the USB boot stick on mother board.
If I unplug the usb will it let me change the boot order?
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Re: Boot Order Blocked in BIOS - F2-422

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{L_BUTTON_AT}dranivil
This article could help to answer. https://joelduncan.io/freenas-on-terramaster-f2-221/
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Re: Boot Order Blocked in BIOS - F2-422

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@ TMroy
I already read that article before installing anything. But in my case 2 things happen:
- The software I use does not work in EFI, I have to put it in legacy mode and therefore it always boots from the hard disk.
- My BIOS has fewer options than the F2-221. The "CSM configuration" section does not appear in my BIOS.
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This is all I can do for you. My job responsibilities do not include guiding you to break in our own device.
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Re: Boot Order Blocked in BIOS - F2-422

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With all due respect, the device is my property and I am responsible for what I do with it. It is Terramaster that has deliberately limited a product.
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Re: Boot Order Blocked in BIOS - F2-422

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Sure, you are right, you own the device, you can do whatever you want. Unless the hardware of the device is artificially damaged, the warranty service is still valid.
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Re: Boot Order Blocked in BIOS - F2-422

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dranivil wrote: 12 Jun 2021, 22:35 I find it very bad on the part of terramaster that they intentionally limit the BIOS to interfere with the startup of third-party software.
what a quite odd comment to make, would you have an issue if you bought a renault car and a BMW door doesnt fit? and then complained to Renault that they intentionally made their door a different shape to a BMW one? after all you own the car so a different manufacturers part should fit?
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