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Booting Windows NT

Booting Windows NT
This section describes how to boot the Windows NT operating

Summary

system from the system disk.
Windows The Windows NT operating system, if supplied, is factory-
NT Factory installed on the system disk. Windows NT factory installed
Installed software (FIS) saves you time when installing the system,
Software because you do not need to install the operating system.
Booting When the system is shipped with Windows NT FIS, the system
Windows NT default settings cause the system to boot from the system disk
Automatically automatically after it successfully completes its power-up tests.
However, the system counts down for 10 seconds after it displays
the Boot menu before booting. You can stop the system from
booting before this time-limit expires by choosing another menu
item by pressing the up arrow key or down arrow key.
You can change these system default settings if you want. For
example, you can cause the system to halt at the Windows NT
firmware Boot menu after it completes its power-up tests, or you
can increase the count down time-limit.

Boot Selections

The Windows NT firmware uses boot selections to identify
the location of the operating system files. When the system
is shipped, the default boot selection identifies the system
disk as the location of the operating system files. This boot
selection causes the system to boot from the system disk. You
can set alternative boot selections if, for example, you want
to boot the operating system from a different device. See the
Customer Technical Information manual for information on
setting alternative boot selections.
Using the Boot Table 2–8 lists the steps that you must follow to boot Windows
Menu NT from the Boot menu.
2–12 Using the System