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Boot device priority submenu
The boot device priority submenu allows you to set the relative priority of
boot devices. The device identified as priority one is the first device
searched for boot data. If that device does not have boot data or is not ready,
the system looks for boot data on the second priority device and so on.
Use the up- or down-arrow keys to select a device. Press the
move the device higher or lower in the boot priority list. The table below
shows the structure of the boot device priority submenu.
Boot Device Priority Submenu Fields
Priority Device
1. Diskette drive
2. Removable devices
3. Hard drive
4. ATAPI CD-ROM drive
Hard drive submenu
The hard drive submenu allows you to set the priority of the hard drives in
respect to the boot sequence. For options on this menu, use the up or down
arrow keys to select a device. Press the
or lower in the boot priority list. The table below shows the manner in
which the drives are displayed.
Hard Drive Submenu Fields
Option
1. Drive #1 (or actual drive string)
2. Other bootable drives (addi-
tional entries for each drive that
has a PnP header)
Description
Attempts to boot from drive A.
Attempts to boot from a removable media device
Attempts to boot from a hard drive.
Attempts to boot from an ATAPI CD-ROM drive
or keys to move the device higher
+ -
Description
N/A
Covers all the boot devices that are not reported to
the system BIOS through the BIOS boot specifica-
tion mechanism.
or keys to
+ -
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