Dell Inspiron 660 Owners Manual - Page 100

Boot Sequence - usb ports

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Boot Sequence This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for devices. Boot Options • USB Floppy - The computer attempts to boot from the USB floppy drive. If no operating system is on the floppy disk, the computer generates an error message. • 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. • CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive - The computer attempts to boot from the CD/DVD/CD-RW drive. If no CD/DVD/CD-RW is in the drive, or if the CD/DVD/CD-RW has no operating system, the computer generates an error message. • USB Storage Device - Insert the memory device into a USB port and restart the computer. When F12 Boot Options appears in the lower-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 ensure that your device is bootable, check the device documentation. • Network - The computer attempts to boot from the network. If no operating system is found on the network, the computer generates an error message. NOTE: To boot from the network, ensure that the Onboard LAN Boot ROM option is enabled in system setup. See "System Setup" on page 91. 100 System Setup

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System Setup
Boot Sequence
This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for devices.
Boot Options
USB Floppy
The computer attempts to boot from the USB floppy
drive. If no operating system is on the floppy disk, the computer generates
an error message.
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.
CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
— The computer attempts to boot from the
CD/DVD/CD-RW drive. If no CD/DVD/CD-RW is in the drive, or if the
CD/DVD/CD-RW has no operating system, the computer generates an
error message.
USB Storage Device
— Insert the memory device into a USB port and
restart the computer. When
F12 Boot Options
appears in the
lower-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 ensure that
your device is bootable, check the device documentation.
Network
— The computer attempts to boot from the network. If no
operating system is found on the network, the computer generates an error
message.
NOTE:
To boot from the network, ensure that the
Onboard LAN Boot
ROM
option is enabled in system setup. See "System Setup" on page 91.