Toshiba Satellite A300 User Manual page 168

If there are 2 HDDs, the Boot Priority Options setting will be like the
following.
You can override the settings and manually select a boot device by
pressing one of the following keys while the computer is booting:
This procedure does not affect the settings.
* In this computer, CD-ROM refers to the DVD Super Multi (+-R DL) drive,
ExpressCard HDD boot is not supported.
To change the boot drive, follow the steps below.
1. Hold down F12 and boot the computer.
2. Use the up/down cursor keys to select boot device you want and
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press ENTER.
If a supervisor password is set, the menu above does not appear when
you use the user password to start the computer.
The selection method above does not change the boot priority settings
in HW Setup.
If you press a key other than one of those above or if the selected
device is not installed, the system will boot according to the current
setting in HW Setup.
Selects the USB diskette drive.
Selects the network.
Selects the primary HDD.
Selects the secondary HDD.
Selects the CD-ROM*.
HW Setup and Passwords
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