Cd-Rom Bootable; System Boot Drive Control Settings; Cd-Rom Image Descriptions - Acer Extensa 61X Service Manual

3.4.3 System Boot Drive Control
This parameter determines which drive the notebook boots from when you turn it on.
following table lists the three possible settings.
Table 3-4

System Boot Drive Control Settings

Setting
Drive A Then C
(default)
Drive C Then A
Drive C
Drive A
An installed PCMCIA bootable card overrides the System Boot Drive setting.
The notebook supports SRAM card boot.
3.4.4

CD-ROM Bootable

When enabled the notebook checks the CD-ROM drive first and boots from there, if possible,
before checking the System Boot Drive control setting.
There are two image types/formats for CD-ROMs - floppy drive and hard disk. See Table 3-5 for a
description.
Table 3-5

CD-ROM Image Descriptions

Image Type
Floppy Drive
Hard Disk
BIOS Setup Information
Notebook boots from floppy drive A. If there is no system disk in drive A, the
notebook boots from hard disk C. If the hard disk is a non-system disk, an error
message appears.
Notebook boots from hard disk C. If hard disk C is not a system disk, the notebook
boots from floppy drive A. If no diskette is present or if the diskette in floppy drive
A is a non-system disk, an error message appears.
Notebook boots from hard disk C. If hard disk C is not a system disk, an error
message appears.
Notebook boots from floppy drive A. If no diskette is present or if the diskette in
floppy drive A is a non-system disk, an error message appears.
CD-ROM drive becomes drive A and the floppy drive becomes drive B. The hard
disk drive remains drive C.
CD-ROM drive becomes drive C and the hard disk drive becomes drive D. The
floppy drive remains drive A.
Description
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