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Setting a MultiBoot Express Prompt, Entering MultiBoot Express Preferences

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MultiBoot Setting a MultiBoot Express Prompt To set the notebook to display the MultiBoot startup location menu each time the notebook is started or restarted with Computer Setup: 1. Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the notebook. Press f10 while the F10 = ROM Based Setup message is displayed in the lower left of the screen. ❏ To change the language, press f2. ❏ For navigation instructions, press f1. 2. Use the arrow keys to select Advanced > Boot Options, then press enter. 3. In the Express Boot Popup Delay (Sec) field, select the length of time in seconds that you want the notebook 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 settings and exit Computer Setup, use the arrow keys to select File > Save Changes and Exit, then follow the instructions on the screen. Your preferences are set when you exit Computer Setup and take effect when the notebook restarts. Entering MultiBoot Express Preferences When the Express Boot Menu is displayed during startup: ■ To specify a startup location from the Express Boot menu, select your preference within the timeout, then press enter. ■ To prevent the notebook from defaulting to the current MultiBoot setting, press any key before the timeout occurs. The notebook will not start up until you select a startup location and press enter. ■ To allow the notebook to start up according to the current MultiBoot setting, wait for the timeout to expire. 6-6 Software Guide

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Software Guide
MultiBoot
Setting a MultiBoot Express Prompt
To set the notebook to display the MultiBoot startup location
menu each time the notebook is started or restarted with
Computer Setup:
1. Open Computer Setup by turning on or restarting the
notebook. Press
f10
while the F10 = ROM Based Setup
message is displayed in the lower left of the screen.
❏
To change the language, press
f2.
❏
For navigation instructions, press
f1.
2. Use the arrow keys to select Advanced > Boot Options, then
press
enter.
3.
In the Express Boot Popup Delay (Sec) field, select the length
of time in seconds that you want the notebook 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 settings and exit Computer Setup, use the arrow
keys to select File > Save Changes and Exit, then follow the
instructions on the screen.
Your preferences are set when you exit Computer Setup and
take effect when the notebook restarts.
Entering MultiBoot Express Preferences
When the Express Boot Menu is displayed during startup:
■
To specify a startup location from the Express Boot menu,
select your preference within the timeout, then press
enter.
■
To prevent the notebook from defaulting to the current
MultiBoot setting, press any key before the timeout occurs.
The notebook will not start up until you select a startup
location and press
enter.
■
To allow the notebook to start up according to the current
MultiBoot setting, wait for the timeout to expire.