Understanding The Default Boot Sequence - HP Compaq NC6110 Software Manual

MultiBoot

Understanding the Default Boot Sequence

By default, when more than one bootable device is in the system,
the notebook chooses the startup device by searching enabled
devices and locations in a predetermined sequence.
On every boot, the system looks for bootable drive A devices
first. If it fails to find a bootable drive A device, it searches for
bootable drive C devices. Drive A devices include CD-ROM,
diskette, and SuperDisk. Drive C devices include CD-ROM and
hard drives.
The hard drive can only boot as drive C. The network interface
card (NIC) does not have a drive letter assigned to it.
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An optical drive device (CD-ROM) can boot either as drive A or
drive C, depending on the format of the CD. Most bootable CDs
boot as drive A. If you have a CD that boots as the C drive, the
system will boot the diskette drive before the CD.
You can change the sequence in which the notebook searches for
a startup device by enabling MultiBoot and entering a new startup
sequence, or boot order. Or, you can use MultiBoot Express to set
the notebook to prompt you for a startup location each time the
notebook is started or restarted.
By default, the notebook selects the startup device by searching
enabled devices and locations in a predetermined sequence.
The notebook searches only once, in the order below, for a device
containing a medium that can boot as drive A. If the device it
finds does not contain a medium that can boot as drive A, the
notebook begins a search for a device containing media that can
boot as drive C.
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