Dell XPS M1730 M1730 XPS M1730 Owners Manual - Page 181
Diskette Drive, Modular bay HDD, Internal HDD, Optical Drive, Start, Boot Order
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The Boot Order page displays a general list of the bootable devices that may be installed in your computer, including but not limited to the following: • Diskette Drive • Modular bay HDD • Internal HDD • Optical Drive During the boot routine, the computer starts at the top of the list and scans each enabled device for the operating system start-up files. When the computer finds the files, it stops searching and starts the operating system. To control the boot devices, select (highlight) a device by pressing the down-arrow or up-arrow key, and then enable or disable the device or change its order in the list. • To enable or disable a device, highlight the item and press the space bar. Enabled items appear as white and display a number next to them; disabled items appear blue or dimmed without a number. • To reorder a device in the list, highlight the device and then press or (not case-sensitive) to move the highlighted device up or down. Boot sequence changes take effect as soon as you save the changes and exit the system setup program. Performing a One-Time Boot You can set a one-time-only boot sequence without entering the system setup program. (You can also use this procedure to boot the Dell Diagnostics on the diagnostics utility partition on your hard drive.) 1 Shut down the computer through the Start menu. 2 Connect the computer to an electrical outlet. Appendix 181