Using Ide Drives Setup; Selecting A Startup Device; Selecting A Temporary Startup Device; Changing The Startup Sequence - IBM THINKCENTRE 8086 User Manual

Using IDE Drives Setup

In addition to listing the different IDE devices, there are options for configuring
the serial and parallel IDE controllers.
Parallel ATA
Serial ATA
Native Mode Operation
To configure IDE Drives Setup, do the following:
1. Start the IBM Setup Utility program (see "Starting the IBM Setup Utility
2. From the IBM Setup Utility program menu, select Devices.
3. Select IDE Drives Setup.
4. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter.
5. Return to the IBM Setup Utility program menu and select Exit and then Save

Selecting a startup device

If your computer does not start up (boot) from a device such as the CD-ROM,
diskette, or hard disk as expected, use one of the following procedures to select a
startup device.

Selecting a temporary startup device

Use this procedure to startup from any boot device.
Note: Not all CDs and hard disks are startable (bootable).
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Press and hold the F12 key then turn on your computer. When the Startup
3. Select the desired startup device from the Startup Device Menu and press Enter
Note: Selecting a startup device from the Startup Device Menu does not

Changing the startup sequence

To view or change the primary or automatic power-on startup sequence, do the
following:
This setting allows the user to disable one or both of the parallel
IDE controllers.
This setting allows the user to disable the serial ATA controller.
This setting is only available when the serial ATA controller is
enabled. This allows the user to specify whether the parallel and
serial ATA controllers will operate in "legacy" or "native" mode.
By default, they will operate in native mode unless both parallel
ATA controllers are populated and a serial ATA drive is present.
Then the serial ATA drive will become "native" mode. The user
can select Automatic or the serial ATA controller to run in
"native" mode. However, running in "native" mode might not
work with older operating systems.
program" on page 25).
Settings.
Device Menu displays, release the F12 key.
Note: If you have a USB keyboard installed on your computer, turn on the
computer and then press F12 until the Startup Device Menu displays.
to begin.
permanently change the startup sequence.
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