HP Compaq NC4000 Hardware And Software Manual page 230

The list below describes the default sequence in which drive
numbers are assigned. (The actual startup sequence varies by
configuration.)
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Default sequence for devices that boot as drive A:
a. Optical drive in an optional docking device MultiBay or
b. Optical drive in the internal MultiBay II that contains a
c. Diskette drive in an optional docking device or in an
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Default sequence for devices that boot as drive C:
a. An optical drive in an optional docking device MultiBay
b. An optical drive in the internal MultiBay II that contains
c. Hard drive in the notebook primary hard drive bay.
d. Hard drive in an optional docking device MultiBay or in
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Changing the boot order of a NIC does not affect drive letters
of the other devices because no drive letter is associated with
the NIC.
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in an external MultiBay that contains a disc that boots as
drive A.
disc that boots as drive A.
external MultiBay.
or in an external MultiBay that contains a disc that boots
as drive C.
a disc that boots as drive C.
an external MultiBay.
MultiBoot
B–3