Dell Studio XPS 13 Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 71

Boot Sequence, Removable Drive, Hard Drive, USB Storage Device

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Boot Boot Priority Order Removable Drive Hard Drive USB Storage Device CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive Exit Exit Saving Changes Exit discarding Changes Load Setup Defaults Discard Changes Save Changes Allows you to boot the system using a removable (external) drive. Allows you to boot the system from the primary hard drive. Allows you to boot the system from a USB storage device. Allows you to boot the system from the optical drive. Allows you to save the changes made and exit the BIOS. Allows you to discard the changes made and exit the BIOS. Allows you to load the default BIOS settings. Discards the changes made to the BIOS. Saves the changes made to the BIOS. Boot Sequence This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for devices. Boot Options • Removable Drive - The computer attempts to boot from the removable drive. If no operating system is on the drive, 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. • USB Storage Device - Insert the memory device into a USB port and restart the computer. When F12 Boot Options appears in the lowerright corner of the screen, press . The BIOS detects the device and adds the USB flash option to the boot menu. System Setup Utility 71

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System Setup Utility
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Boot Sequence
This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for devices.
Boot Options
Removable Drive
The computer attempts to boot from the removable
drive. If no operating system is on the drive, 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.
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.
Boot
Boot Priority Order
Removable Drive
Allows you to boot the system using a
removable (external) drive.
Hard Drive
Allows you to boot the system from the
primary hard drive.
USB Storage Device
Allows you to boot the system from a USB
storage device.
CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive
Allows you to boot the system from the
optical drive.
Exit
Exit Saving Changes
Allows you to save the changes made and
exit the BIOS.
Exit discarding Changes
Allows you to discard the changes made
and exit the BIOS.
Load Setup Defaults
Allows you to load the default BIOS
settings.
Discard Changes
Discards the changes made to the BIOS.
Save Changes
Saves the changes made to the BIOS.