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Overriding the device sequence
When you turn on your unit, the BIOS checks the boot-devices for an operating
system, according to the sequence specified in the Boot menu. However, it is
possible to override this sequence and have the BIOS check a device that you
specify, regardless of its position in the Boot menu. This is possible using the
boot-device selection utility.
Overriding the boot-device sequence is useful in cases when you need to boot the
operating system from another device, on occasion.
The procedure to execute this utility is as follows:
1. During POST, press the Esc key.
At the end of POST, a menu box called Boot Menu will appear. Displayed in this
menu box is a list of devices from which the operating system can be booted.
*
This option is only available for Matrox 4Sight-II units with an Intel 82551QM Ethernet
Controller and a BIOS version 1.05 or higher. See the Info menu section for more
information on type of Ethernet Controller and version of BIOS installed on your Matrox
4Sight-II unit.
2. Using the Up and Down keys, select the device from which the operating system
is to be booted.
You cannot expand and collapse device types as is done in the Boot menu of the
Setup program. If you select a device type that has more than one device associated
with it, the utility will select the first device of this type in the boot-device
Overriding the device sequence
Boot Menu
1.
Removable Devices
2.
+Hard Drive
3.
ATAPI CD-ROM Drive
4.
I.B.A. Slot 0058*
<Enter Setup>
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