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Dynamically choosing a boot device using the F9 prompt, Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt

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Dynamically choosing a boot device using the F9 prompt To dynamically choose a boot device for the current start up sequence, follow these steps: 1. Open the Select Boot Device menu by turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing f9 while the "F9 = Boot device menu" message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen. 2. Use the arrow keys to select a boot device, and then press enter. Your preferences go into effect immediately. Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt To set the computer to display the MultiBoot startup location menu each time the computer is started or restarted, follow these steps: 1. Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing f10 while the "F10 = ROM Based Setup" message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen. 2. Use the arrow keys to select System Configuration > Boot Options, and then press enter. 3. In the Express Boot Popup Delay (Sec) field, select the length of time in seconds that you want the computer to display the startup location menu before it defaults to the current MultiBoot setting (when 0 is selected, the Express Boot startup location menu is not displayed). 4. To save your preferences and exit Computer Setup, use the arrow keys to select File > Save Changes and Exit. Then follow the instructions on the screen. Your preferences go into effect when the computer restarts. 6 Chapter 4 Choosing MultiBoot preferences ENWW

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Dynamically choosing a boot device using the F9 prompt
To dynamically choose a boot device for the current start up sequence, follow these steps:
1.
Open the Select Boot Device menu by turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing
f9
while the “F9 = Boot device menu” message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen.
2.
Use the arrow keys to select a boot device, and then press
enter
.
Your preferences go into effect immediately.
Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt
To set the computer to display the MultiBoot startup location menu each time the computer is started
or restarted, follow these steps:
1.
Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing
f10
while the
"F10 = ROM Based Setup" message is displayed in the lower-left corner of the screen.
2.
Use the arrow keys to select
System Configuration > Boot Options
, and then press
enter
.
3.
In the
Express Boot Popup Delay (Sec)
field, select the length of time in seconds that you want
the computer to display the startup location menu before it defaults to the current MultiBoot setting
(when 0 is selected, the Express Boot startup location menu is not displayed).
4.
To save your preferences and exit Computer Setup, use the arrow keys to select
File > Save
Changes and Exit
. Then follow the instructions on the screen.
Your preferences go into effect when the computer restarts.
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Chapter 4
Choosing MultiBoot preferences
ENWW