HP Evo Notebook n620c Software Guide: Compaq Evo Notebook N620c Series - Page 61
MultiBoot (Advanced Users Only), Understanding the Default Boot Sequence
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6 MultiBoot (Advanced Users Only) A bootable medium or network interface card (NIC) contains files needed by the notebook to start up and operate properly. The MultiBoot utility, disabled by default, allows you to identify the devices, and control the sequence in which the system will attempt to boot those devices, to start up your notebook. Bootable devices include optical drive discs such as CDs or DVDs; bootable diskettes, SuperDisks, and Zip disks; or a network interface card (NIC). ✎ Some devices, including USB devices and the network interface card (NIC), must be enabled in Computer Setup before they can be included in the boot sequence. (Refer to "Enabling Devices in Computer Setup" in this chapter.) Understanding the Default Boot Sequence By default, when more than one bootable device is in the system, the notebook chooses the startup device by searching enabled devices and locations in a predetermined sequence. (Refer to "Detailing the Default Boot Sequence" next in this chapter.) On every boot, the system will look for bootable drive A devices first. If it fails to find a bootable drive A device, it will search for bootable drive C devices. Drive A devices include CD-ROM, diskette, and SuperDisk. Drive C devices include CD-ROM and hard drive. The hard drive can only boot as drive C. The network interface card (NIC) does not have a drive letter assigned to it. Software Guide 6-1