Dell OptiPlex 330 User Manual page 89

• Onboard or USB Floppy Drive — The computer attempts to boot from
the floppy drive. If the floppy disk in the drive is not bootable, or if no
floppy disk is in the drive, the computer generates an error message.
• Onboard SATA Hard Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the
primary serial ATA hard drive. If no operating system is on the drive, the
computer generates an error message.
• Onboard or USB Optical Drive — The computer attempts to boot from
the optical drive. If no disc is in the drive, or if the disc has no operating
system, the computer generates an error message.
• Onboard Network Controller — The computer attempts to boot from the
network controller. If no operating system is present, the computer
generates an error message.
Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot
You can use this feature, for example, to tell the computer to boot from the
optical drive so that you can run the Dell Diagnostics on the Drivers and
Utilities media, but you want the computer to boot from the hard drive when
the diagnostic tests are complete. You can also use this feature to restart your
computer from a USB device such as a floppy drive, memory key, or optical
drive.
NOTE:
If you are booting to a USB floppy drive, you must first set the floppy drive to
USB in system setup (see "System Setup" on page 79).
1 If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to a USB
connector.
2 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
3 When F2 = Setup, F12 = Boot Menu appears in the upper-right
corner of the screen, press <F12>.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to
wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop. Then shut down your
computer (see "Turning Off Your Computer" on page 143) and try again.
The Boot Device Menu appears, listing all available boot devices. Each
device has a number next to it.
4 At the bottom of the menu, enter the number of the device that is to be
used for the current boot only.
System Setup
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