Changing Boot Sequence For Future Boots; Clearing Forgotten Passwords - Dell Dimension 1100 Service Manual

NOTE: If you are booting to a USB floppy drive, you must first set the floppy drive to OFF in
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
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.
For example, if you are booting to a USB memory key, highlight USB Flash Device and press <Enter>.
NOTE: To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To make sure that your device is bootable, check the
device documentation.

Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots

1. Enter system setup.
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Boot Sequence menu option and press <Enter> to access the menu.
NOTE:
Write down your current boot sequence in case you want to restore it.
3. Press the up- and down-arrow keys to move through the list of devices.
4. Press the spacebar to enable or disable a device (enabled devices have a check mark).
5. Press plus (+) or minus (–) to move a selected device up or down the list.

Clearing Forgotten Passwords

CAUTION: Before you begin any of the procedures in this section, follow the safety instructions located in
the Product Information Guide.
1. Follow the procedures in
and try again.
Before You Begin.
system setup.