Enabling Media And Devices For Multiboot - Compaq 285558-001 Software Manual

MultiBoot (Advanced Users Only)

Enabling Media and Devices for MultiBoot

By default, the notebook can start only from a bootable hard drive
or bootable drive medium in the notebook.
The notebook can start up from the following devices only if they
have been enabled for inclusion in MultiBoot:
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NIC
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Hard drive inserted into an optional port replicator or
connected by USB
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Diskette in diskette drive inserted into an optional port
replicator or connected by USB
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Disk in optional, third-party disk drive inserted into an
optional port replicator or connected by USB
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CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD in optical drive inserted into an
optional port replicator or connected by USB
To enable a device for inclusion in MultiBoot:
1. To open Computer Setup, turn on or restart the notebook,
then press
displayed in the lower left of the screen.
❏
❏
2. Use the arrow keys to select the Advanced menu > Device
Options.
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❏
5–2
while the F10 = ROM Based Setup message is
F10
To change the language, press
For navigation instructions, press
To enable bootable media in USB drives or in drives
inserted into a port replicator, select Enable USB legacy
support.
To enable a NIC, select Internal Network adapter boot.
F2.
F1.
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