Dell E521 Owner's Manual - Page 116
Boot Sequence, Bootable Hard Drive, Onboard Floppy Drive, Integrated NIC, USB-Device, USB-Floppy - boot from usb
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Numlock Key (On default) POST Hotkeys (Setup & Boot Menu default) Keyboard Errors (Report default) Determines the functionality of the numeric keys on the right side of your keyboard. • Off - commands the right keypad keys to function as arrows • On - commands the right keypad keys to function as numbers Determines whether the sign-on screen displays a message stating the keystroke sequence that is required to enter the Setup program or the Quickboot feature. • Setup & Boot Menu - displays both messages (F2=Setup and F12=Boot Menu) • Setup - displays the setup message only (F2=Setup) • Boot Menu - displays the Quickboot message only (F12=Boot Menu) • None - displays no message When set to Report and an error is detected during POST, the BIOS will display the error message and prompt you to press to continue or press to enter system setup. When set to Do Not Report (disabled) and an error is detected during POST, the BIOS will display the error message and continue booting the system. Boot Sequence This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for devices. Option Settings • Bootable Hard Drive - The computer attempts to boot from the primary hard drive. If no operating system is on the drive, the computer generates an error message. • Onboard Floppy Drive - The computer attempts to boot from the floppy drive. If the floppy disk in the drive is not bootable, if no floppy disk is in the drive, or if there is no floppy drive installed in the computer, the computer generates an error message. • Onboard CD-ROM Drive - The computer attempts to boot from the CD drive. If no CD is in the drive, or if the CD has no operating system, the computer generates an error message. • Integrated NIC - The computer attempts to boot using the integrated NIC. If integrated NIC is not connected, the computer generates an error message. • USB-Device, USB-Floppy, USB-CDROM - Attach the device to a USB port and restart the computer before selecting the option from the Boot Menu. The computer will attempt to boot from the appropriate USB device. If no operating system is on the appropriate drive or disk, the computer will generate an error message. NOTE: To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To ensure that a device is bootable, check the device documentation. 116 Appendix