Boot Sequence - Dell XPS 710 Owner's Manual

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POST Hotkeys
(Setup & Boot Menu
default)
Keyboard Errors
(Report default)

Boot Sequence

This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for the bootable devices installed on your computer.
Option Settings
• Diskette Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the floppy drive. If the floppy disk in the drive is
not bootable, if no floppy disk is in the drive, or if there is no floppy drive installed in the computer, the
computer attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot sequence.
• Hard Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the primary hard drive. If no operating system is
on the drive, the computer attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot sequence.
• CD Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the CD drive. If no CD is in the drive, or if the CD
has no operating system, the computer attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot
sequence.
• USB Flash Device — Insert the memory device into a USB port and restart the computer. When
appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press <F12>. The BIOS detects the
= Boot Menu
device and adds the USB flash option to the boot menu.
NOTE:
To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To make sure that your device is bootable, check the
device documentation.
NOTE:
An error message is generated only after the computer attempts to boot from every device in the boot
sequence and no operating system is found.
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Specifies the function keys to display on the screen when the computer starts.
• Setup & Boot Menu — Display both messages (F2=Setup and F12=Boot
Menu).
• Setup — Display the setup message only (F2=Setup).
• Boot Menu — Display the Quickboot message only (F12=Boot Menu).
• None — Neither message is displayed.
Enables or disables keyboard error reporting when the computer starts.
• Report — Display any keyboard errors.
• Do not report — Do not display any keyboard errors.
F12