The stage 1 menu provides a step by step outline of procedures you must undertake in preparation for stage 2 of the installation process.
Items in the menu are:
=> 1. Configure hardware
2. Configure network interface
3. Select network mirror
4. Done Pivot into stage2
5. Drop to shell
6. Exit and reboot
[1] >
with the item number in the square brackets ("[1]") before the angle bracket prompt (">") indicating the default value chosen if you just hit the "Enter" key. The default is also has an equal sign and angle bracket marker ("=>") preceding it on the line.
Press the "Enter" key and configure the hardware.