MultiBoot
Default Boot Sequence
By default, when more than one boot device is installed 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 optical drives
and diskette drives. Drive C devices include optical drives and
primary hard drives.
The hard drive can only boot as drive C. The NIC does not have a
drive letter assigned to it.
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An optical drive device (such as a 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 it
boots the CD.
By default, the notebook selects the startup device by searching
enabled devices and locations in a predetermined sequence.
You can change the sequence in which the notebook searches for
a startup device by enabling MultiBoot and entering a new startup
sequence, also called a 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.
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