Dell XPS 700 Owner's Manual - Page 136

Boot Sequence, Diskette Drive, Hard Drive, USB Flash Device

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POST Hotkeys (Setup & Boot Menu default) Keyboard Errors (Report default) Specifies the function keys to display on the screen when the computer starts. • Setup & Boot Menu - Display both messages (F2=Setup and F12=Boot Menu). • Setup - Display the setup message only (F2=Setup). • Boot Menu - Display the Quickboot message only (F12=Boot Menu). • None - Neither message is displayed. Enables or disables keyboard error reporting when the computer starts. • Report - Display any keyboard errors. • Do not report - Do not display any keyboard errors. Boot Sequence This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for the bootable devices installed on your computer. Option Settings • Diskette 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 attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot sequence. • Hard Drive - The computer attempts to boot from the primary hard drive. If no operating system is on the drive, the computer attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot sequence. • CD 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 attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot sequence. • USB Flash Device - Insert the memory device into a USB port and restart the computer. When F12 = Boot Menu appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press . The BIOS detects the device and adds the USB flash option to the boot menu. NOTE: To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To make sure that your device is bootable, check the device documentation. NOTE: An error message is generated only after the computer attempts to boot from every device in the boot sequence and no operating system is found. Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot You can use this feature, for example, to tell the computer to boot from the CD drive so that you can run the Dell Diagnostics on the Dell ResourceCD, but you want the computer to boot from the hard drive when the diagnostic tests are complete. You can also use this feature to restart your computer to a USB device such as a floppy drive, memory key, or CD-RW drive. NOTE: If you are booting to a USB floppy drive, you must first set the floppy drive to OFF in system setup (see "System Setup" on page 132). 1 If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to a USB connector (see "Back View" on page 16). 138 Appendix

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Appendix
Boot Sequence
This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for the bootable devices installed on your computer.
Option Settings
•
Diskette 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 attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot sequence.
•
Hard Drive
— The computer attempts to boot from the primary hard drive. If no operating system is
on the drive, the computer attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot sequence.
•
CD 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 attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot
sequence.
•
USB Flash Device —
Insert the memory device into a USB port and restart the computer. When
F12
= Boot Menu
appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press <F12>. The BIOS detects the
device and adds the USB flash option to the boot menu.
NOTE:
To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To make sure that your device is bootable, check the
device documentation.
NOTE:
An error message is generated only after the computer attempts to boot from every device in the boot
sequence and no operating system is found.
Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot
You can use this feature, for example, to tell the computer to boot from the CD drive so that you can run
the Dell Diagnostics on the
Dell ResourceCD
, but you want the computer to boot from the hard drive
when the diagnostic tests are complete. You can also use this feature to restart your computer to a USB
device such as a floppy drive, memory key, or CD-RW drive.
NOTE:
If you are booting to a USB floppy drive, you must first set the floppy drive to
OFF
in system setup (see
"System Setup" on page 132).
1
If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to a USB connector (see "Back View" on
page 16).
POST Hotkeys
(
Setup & Boot Menu
default)
Specifies the function keys to display on the screen when the computer starts.
•
Setup & Boot Menu
— Display both messages (F2=Setup and F12=Boot
Menu).
•
Setup
— Display the setup message only (F2=Setup).
•
Boot Menu
— Display the
Quickboot
message only (F12=Boot Menu).
•
None
— Neither message is displayed.
Keyboard Errors
(
Report
default)
Enables or disables keyboard error reporting when the computer starts.
•
Report
— Display any keyboard errors.
•
Do not report
— Do not display any keyboard errors.