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Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu
The Boot Device Priority Submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources for the operating system.
C A U T I O N S
Be aware of the operating environment when booting from a CD-ROM or you may overwrite files by mistake.
A bootable CD-ROM has either a floppy disk format or a hard drive format. When the bootable CD-ROM is used, the
drive allocations change automatically without changing the BIOS setup. If a floppy disk format is used, the CD-ROM
becomes Drive A. The CD-ROM will only take drive C: (hard drive format) if the internal hard drive is not present or
is disabled. The bootable CD-ROM can never use a C: designation if a formatted internal hard drive is present since
the C: designator is always reserved for the internal hard drive.The boot sequence ignores the new drive designations,
however, your application software will use the new designations.
Main
+Floppy Disk Drive
+Hard Disk Drive
CD-ROM Drive
F1
Help
ESC
Exit
Table 15: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu
Menu Field
+Floppy Disk Drive
+Hard Disk Drive
CD-ROM Drive
Exiting from Boot Menu
When you have finished setting the boot parameters with the Boot menu, you can either exit from the setup utility or
move to another menu. If you wish to exit from the setup utility press the Esc key to go to the Exit menu. If you wish to
move to another menu, use the cursor keys.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Advanced
Security
Boot Device Priority
Select Item
-/Space
Enter
Select Menu
Figure 15. Boot Device Priority Submenu
Description
The boot selections determine the order in which the BIOS searches for the operating system during a
startup sequence. To view all devices related to a source, press [Enter]; to view all devices related to all
sources, press [Ctrl] + [Enter]. To change the order, highlight one source by using the [up] or [down] cursor
keys and then press the [+] or [-] key to change the order number. [Shift] + [1] enables or disables a
device.Tapping [d] removes from the list a device that is not installed.Be sure to save your changed order
when you exit the BIOS setup utility.
NOTE: Be aware that if you use the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device, certain files may be overwritten,
depending upon your operating environment.
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Boot
Item Specific Help
Keys used to view or
configure devices:
<Enter> expands or
collapses devices with
a + or -.
<Ctrl+Enter> expands
all.
<Shift+1> enables or
disables a device.
<+>/<Space> or <->
moves the device up or
down.
<d> removes a device
that is not installed.
Change Values
F9
Select
Sub-Menu
F10
B o o t M e n u
Setup Defaults
Save and Exit
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