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Setting the Boot Options, with your hard disk drive.

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Setting the Boot Options When you select Boot Options from the Main Menu, you see the Boot Options screen, which allows you to define the drive boot sequence and determine which power-on diagnostic tests the computer performs when you start your system. The Boot sequence option determines the order in which the computer checks the drives for an operating system when you turn it on or reset it. The table below describes the available options. Boot sequence option settings Option Description A: then C: * Loads operating system from drive A; if it isn't there, loads it from drive C (recommended setting) C: then A: Loads operating system from drive C; if it isn't there, loads it from drive A C: only Loads operating system from drive C * Default setting The Floppy check option allows you to speed up the boot process by disabling power-on diagnostic checking of the diskette drive type. The default setting for this option is Enabled; however, you should select Disabled if you set the Boot sequence option to C: only. Note If you set the B o o t s e q u e n c e option to C will not be able to start your system when there is a problem with your hard disk drive. 2-12 Running SETUP and Installing Drivers

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Setting the Boot Options
When you
select
Boot Options
from the Main Menu, you
see the Boot Options screen, which allows you to define the
drive boot sequence and determine which power-on diagnostic
tests the computer performs when you start your system.
The
Boot sequence
option determines the order in which
the computer checks the drives for an operating system when
you turn it on or reset it. The table below describes the
available options.
Boot sequence option settings
Option
Description
A: then C: *
Loads operating system from drive A; if it isn’t there,
loads it from drive C (recommended setting)
C: then A:
Loads operating system from drive C; if it isn’t there,
loads it from drive A
C: only
Loads operating system from drive C
* Default setting
The
Floppy check
option allows you to speed up the boot
process by disabling power-on diagnostic checking of the
diskette drive type. The default setting for this option is
Enabled;
however, you should select
Disabled
if you set
the
Boot sequence
option to
C:
only.
Note
If you set the
Boot sequence
option to
C
will not be able to start your system when there is a problem
with your hard disk drive.
2-12
Running SETUP and Installing Drivers