Boot Priority - Toshiba Satellite M30-SP350 User Manual

Boot Priority

Boot Priority Options list
This option sets the priority for booting the computer. You can select from
24 options.
The default is:
HDD −> FDD −> CD-
ROM −> LAN
* In this computer, CD-ROM refers to any optical media drive.
Temporarily changing the priority
To temporarily change the boot drive, follow the steps below.
1. Hold down F12 and boot the computer.
2. A menu will be displayed with the following icons: Hard Drive,
Removable Devices, CD/DVD-ROM Drive and Network Boot. The
selected boot device will be effective only for the next boot.
3. Use the up/down cursor keys to highlight the boot device you want
and press Enter.
If a supervisor password is set, the menu above does not appear when
you use the user password to start the computer.
The selection method above does not change the boot priority settings in
HW Setup.
If you press a key other than one of those above or if the selected device
is not installed, the system will boot according to the current setting in
HW Setup.
Support of PC (ATA) card boot is guaranteed only for TOSHIBA PC card
HDDs.
A PC (ATA) card takes the position of HDD in the Boot Priority Options
list, if the card is set up as the boot device in BIOS setup.
Built-in LAN disabled
Under certain conditions, LAN will automatically be moved to the last item
in the boot priority list.
If you disable Built-in LAN in HW Setup, LAN will become the last item the
next time you start the computer. For example:
1. Boot priority option is set to
2. You disable Built-in LAN in HW Setup and restart the computer.
3. The boot priority option setting will automatically change to
FDD -> CD-ROM -> LAN
Satellite M30 Series
The computer looks for bootable files in the
following order: HDD, diskette drive, CD-ROM*
and LAN.
HDD -> LAN -> FDD -> CD-ROM
.
HW Setup
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HDD ->
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