Compaq Armada m700 Compaq Armada M700 Series of Personal Computers Reference G - Page 80

Changing the Startup Sequence with MultiBoot When more than one drive is in the system, the computer selects the drive to start from by searching sequenced locations for, first, a bootable CD-ROM or DVD-ROM; second, a bootable diskette; and third, a bootable hard drive. NOTE: A bootable device or medium contains files needed by the computer to start up and operate properly. The computer can start from s Any bootable hard drive or bootable drive medium, such as a diskette, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, or disk, in the computer. s Any bootable diskette in the external diskette drive bay. s Any bootable diskette (but not a SuperDisk LS-120 drive disk) in an optional expansion base. s Any bootable peripheral interconnect (PCI) network adapter board in the computer. By default, Phoenix MultiBoot is disabled and the computer selects the startup device by searching these locations in this sequence: 1 External diskette drive bay 2 Computer MultiBay 3 Computer hard drive bay 4 Docking base top or right MultiBay 5 Docking base left MultiBay 6 Docking base bottom MultiBay 7 Ethernet board in computer 8-10 Docking base PCI slots containing Ethernet, Token Ring, or other network boards. NOTE: The availability and location of docking base bays and the availability and sequencing of docking base PCI slots varies by model and configuration. You can change the sequence in which the computer searches for a startup device by enabling MultiBoot and entering a new startup sequence. When the computer restarts after your changes and searches for a startup drive, it will consider only the first drive of each type. For example, in the default boot order, the computer will not start from a bootable diskette in an expansion base if a non-bootable diskette is in the computer MultiBay. Using Drives 5-17