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To enable or disable a device, do the following: 1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 9. 2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Device. 3. Select Floppy Drive Setup or ATA Drives Setup. 4. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter. 5. Return to the Setup Utility program menu, select Exit and then Save Changes and Exit. Note: If you do not want to save the settings, select Discard Changes and Exit or Discard Changes. Selecting a startup device If your computer does not start up from a device such as the disc, diskette, or hard disk drive as expected, use one of the following procedures to select a startup device. Selecting a temporary startup device Use this procedure to start up from any start device. Note: Not all discs, hard disk drives, and diskettes are bootable. 1. Turn off your computer. 2. Press and hold the F12 key, and then turn on the computer. When the Please select boot device window displays, release the F12 key. Note: If you are using a USB keyboard and the Please select boot device window does not display using this method, repeatedly press and release the F12 key rather than leaving it pressed when turning on the computer. 3. Select the desired startup device from the boot device list and press Enter to begin. Note: Selecting a startup device from the Please select boot device window does not permanently change the startup sequence. Selecting or changing the startup device sequence To view or permanently change the configured startup device sequence, do the following: 1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 9. 2. Select Boot. 3. Select the devices for the Primary Boot Sequence, the Automatic Boot Sequence, and the Error Boot Sequence. 4. Select Exit from the Setup Utility menu and then Save Changes and Exit. If you have changed these settings and want to return to the default settings, select Load Optimal Defaults or Load Failsafe Defaults from the Exit menu. Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility 11

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To
enable
or
disable
a
device,
do
the
following:
1.
Start
the
Setup
Utility
program.
See
“Starting
the
Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
9.
2.
From
the
Setup
Utility
program
menu,
select
Device
.
3.
Select
Floppy
Drive
Setup
or
ATA
Drives
Setup
.
4.
Select
the
desired
devices
and
settings
and
press
Enter.
5.
Return
to
the
Setup
Utility
program
menu,
select
Exit
and
then
Save
Changes
and
Exit
.
Note:
If
you
do
not
want
to
save
the
settings,
select
Discard
Changes
and
Exit
or
Discard
Changes
.
Selecting
a
startup
device
If
your
computer
does
not
start
up
from
a
device
such
as
the
disc,
diskette,
or
hard
disk
drive
as
expected,
use
one
of
the
following
procedures
to
select
a
startup
device.
Selecting
a
temporary
startup
device
Use
this
procedure
to
start
up
from
any
start
device.
Note:
Not
all
discs,
hard
disk
drives,
and
diskettes
are
bootable.
1.
Turn
off
your
computer.
2.
Press
and
hold
the
F12
key,
and
then
turn
on
the
computer.
When
the
Please
select
boot
device
window
displays,
release
the
F12
key.
Note:
If
you
are
using
a
USB
keyboard
and
the
Please
select
boot
device
window
does
not
display
using
this
method,
repeatedly
press
and
release
the
F12
key
rather
than
leaving
it
pressed
when
turning
on
the
computer.
3.
Select
the
desired
startup
device
from
the
boot
device
list
and
press
Enter
to
begin.
Note:
Selecting
a
startup
device
from
the
Please
select
boot
device
window
does
not
permanently
change
the
startup
sequence.
Selecting
or
changing
the
startup
device
sequence
To
view
or
permanently
change
the
configured
startup
device
sequence,
do
the
following:
1.
Start
the
Setup
Utility
program.
See
“Starting
the
Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
9.
2.
Select
Boot
.
3.
Select
the
devices
for
the
Primary
Boot
Sequence,
the
Automatic
Boot
Sequence,
and
the
Error
Boot
Sequence.
4.
Select
Exit
from
the
Setup
Utility
menu
and
then
Save
Changes
and
Exit
.
If
you
have
changed
these
settings
and
want
to
return
to
the
default
settings,
select
Load
Optimal
Defaults
or
Load
Failsafe
Defaults
from
the
Exit
menu.
Chapter
4.
Using
the
Setup
Utility
11