Multiboot Results - HP Compaq NC4000 Hardware And Software Manual

MultiBoot Results

Before changing the startup sequence, consider the following:
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When the notebook restarts after the boot order has been
changed, it considers only the first of each type of device
(except for optical devices).
For example, the notebook is connected to an optional
docking device (select models only) that contains a hard
drive. This hard drive is shown in the boot order in
Computer Setup as "USB hard disk." If this drive is placed
before the primary hard drive in the boot order, and if the
system fails to boot to the drive in the docking station, it
will not attempt to boot to the primary hard drive. Instead,
it will try to boot to the next type of device in the boot
order (diskette, optical device, or NIC). However, if there
are two optical devices and the first optical device does not
boot (either because it does not contain media or the media
is not bootable), the system will try to boot to the second
optical device.
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Changing the boot sequence also changes the logical drive
designations. For example, if you start up from an optical
drive with a disc that boots as drive C, that optical drive
becomes drive C and the hard drive in the hard drive
bay becomes drive D.
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Starting up from a NIC does not affect logical drive
designations because no drive letter is associated with
the NIC.
■
Drives in an optional docking device are treated like external
USB devices in the boot sequence and must be enabled in
Computer Setup.
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