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5. Configuring the BIOS Boot Menu The Boot menu allows the user to specify the order in which the Notebook PC is to check for a device to boot the system. To make changes, select Boot from the menu bar and the following screen appears: Removable Devices +Hard Drive ATAPI CD-ROM Drive Item Specific Help Keys used to view or configure devices: expands or collapses devices with a + or expands all and moves the device up or down. Boot Sequence Removable Devices +Hard Drive ATAPI CD-ROM Drive The Boot menu allows you to select among the three possible boot devices listed using the up and down arrow keys . By using the [+] key, you can promote devices and by using the [-] key, you can demote devices. Devices with a "+" next to them allows you to view device information when you press [Enter] on that selection. Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the system uses to search for a boot device on system power up. The following are explanations of the devices listed in the boot sequence: Removable Devices refer to floppy disks used in the built-in floppy disk drive. Hard Drive refers to the internal built-in hard disk drive. ATAPI CD-ROM Drive refers to either the built-in CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive. 78

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5. Configuring the BIOS
Boot Menu
The Boot menu allows the user to specify the order in which the Notebook PC is to check for a device
to boot the system. To make changes, select
Boot
from the menu bar and the following screen appears:
Boot Sequence
Removable Devices
+Hard Drive
ATAPI CD-ROM Drive
The Boot menu allows you to select among the three possible boot devices listed using the up and down
arrow keys . By using the [+] key, you can promote devices and by using the [-] key, you can demote
devices. Devices with a “+” next to them allows you to view device information when you press [Enter]
on that selection.
Promotion or demotion of devices alters the priority which the system uses to search for a boot device
on system power up. The following are explanations of the devices listed in the boot sequence:
Removable Devices
refer to floppy disks used in the built-in floppy disk drive.
Hard Drive
refers to the internal built-in hard disk drive.
ATAPI CD-ROM
Drive refers to either the built-in CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive.
Item Specific Help
Removable Devices
+Hard
Drive
ATAPI
CD-ROM
Drive
Keys used to view or
configure devices:
<Enter> expands or
collapses devices with
a + or -
<Ctrl+Enter> expands
all
<+> and <-> moves the
device up or down.