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Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt, Entering MultiBoot Express preferences, System Configuration

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Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt To start Setup Utility and set the computer to display the MultiBoot startup location menu each time the computer is started or restarted, follow these steps: 1. Turn on or restart the computer, and then press esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" message is displayed at the bottom of the screen. 2. Press f10 to enter Setup Utility. 3. Use the arrow keys to select System Configuration > Boot Options, and then press enter. 4. In the Multiboot Express Popup Delay (Sec) field, enter the length of time in seconds that you want the computer to display the startup location menu before it defaults to the current MultiBoot setting. (When 0 is selected, the Express Boot startup location menu is not displayed.) 5. To save your changes and exit Setup Utility, click the Save icon in the lower-left corner of the screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions. - or - Use the arrow keys to select File > Save Changes and Exit, and then press enter. Your changes go into effect when the computer restarts. Entering MultiBoot Express preferences When the Express Boot menu is displayed during startup, you have the following choices: ● To specify a boot device from the Express Boot menu, select your preference within the allotted time, and then press enter. ● To prevent the computer from defaulting to the current MultiBoot setting, press any key before the allotted time expires. The computer will not start until you select a boot device and press enter. ● To allow the computer to start according to the current MultiBoot settings, wait for the allotted time to expire. 66 Chapter 13 MultiBoot

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Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt
To start Setup Utility and set the computer to display the MultiBoot startup location menu each time
the computer is started or restarted, follow these steps:
1.
Turn on or restart the computer, and then press
esc
while the “Press the ESC key for Startup
Menu” message is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
2.
Press
f10
to enter Setup Utility.
3.
Use the arrow keys to select
System Configuration
>
Boot Options
, and then press
enter
.
4.
In the
Multiboot Express Popup Delay (Sec)
field, enter the length of time in seconds that you
want the computer to display the startup location menu before it defaults to the current MultiBoot
setting. (When 0 is selected, the Express Boot startup location menu is not displayed.)
5.
To save your changes and exit Setup Utility, click the
Save
icon in the lower-left corner of the
screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
– or –
Use the arrow keys to select
File
>
Save Changes and Exit
, and then press
enter
.
Your changes go into effect when the computer restarts.
Entering MultiBoot Express preferences
When the Express Boot menu is displayed during startup, you have the following choices:
●
To specify a boot device from the Express Boot menu, select your preference within the allotted
time, and then press
enter
.
●
To prevent the computer from defaulting to the current MultiBoot setting, press any key before
the allotted time expires. The computer will not start until you select a boot device and press
enter
.
●
To allow the computer to start according to the current MultiBoot settings, wait for the allotted
time to expire.
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