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Computer Setup-Boot NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration. Table 2-5 Computer Setup-Boot Option Description Device Boot Disabling Allows disabling of bootable device groups. Choose from: ● None ● USB ● Internal ODD ● Internal FDD ● USB+ODD+FDD F9 Boot Menu Disables/enables F9 Boot Menu. Removable Device Boot Seq. Allows you to specify the order of attached removable devices (such as Floppy Discs or USB FDD). The first drive in the order has priority in the boot sequence and is recognized as drive A. Hard Disk Boot Seq. Allows you to specify the order of attached hard drive devices (such as USB HDD storage, USB2 Drive Key, or USB flash media). The first drive in the order has priority in the boot sequence and is recognized as drive C (if any devices are attached). Optical Drive Boot Seq. Allows you to specify the order in which attached optical drives (including USB ODD) are checked for a bootable operating system image. Network Boot Seq. Allows you to specify the order in which network devices (including UP NIC cards) are checked for a bootable operating system image. First Boot Device Second Boot Device Third Boot Device Fourth Boot Device Allows you to specify which devices will boot first, second, third, and fourth or to disable any of the four: ● Removable ● Hard Disk ● CDROM ● Network ● Disabled NOTE: MS-DOS drive lettering assignments may not apply after a non-MS-DOS operating system has started. Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Security Option BIOS Write Protection Allows you to establish a password to control access to Computer Setup. Allows you to establish a password to control access to the computer. (Supervisor password must be set before you can set a User password.) Allows you to set the security option to Setup or System so that the password is required every time the system boots or only when entering Computer Setup. Enable to prevent BIOS from being updated, disable to allow update. ENWW Computer Setup (F10) Utilities 9

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Computer Setup—Boot
NOTE:
Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware
configuration.
Table
2
-
5
Computer Setup—Boot
Option
Description
Device Boot
Disabling
Allows disabling of bootable device groups. Choose from:
●
None
●
USB
●
Internal ODD
●
Internal FDD
●
USB+ODD+FDD
F9 Boot Menu
Disables/enables F9 Boot Menu.
Removable Device
Boot Seq.
Allows you to specify the order of attached removable devices (such as Floppy Discs or USB FDD).
The first drive in the order has priority in the boot sequence and is recognized as drive A.
Hard Disk Boot Seq.
Allows you to specify the order of attached hard drive devices (such as USB HDD storage, USB2 Drive
Key, or USB flash media). The first drive in the order has priority in the boot sequence and is recognized
as drive C (if any devices are attached).
Optical Drive Boot
Seq.
Allows you to specify the order in which attached optical drives (including USB ODD) are checked for
a bootable operating system image.
Network Boot Seq.
Allows you to specify the order in which network devices (including UP NIC cards) are checked for a
bootable operating system image.
First Boot Device
Second Boot Device
Third Boot Device
Fourth Boot Device
Allows you to specify which devices will boot first, second, third, and fourth or to disable any of the
four:
●
Removable
●
Hard Disk
●
CDROM
●
Network
●
Disabled
NOTE:
MS-DOS drive lettering assignments may not apply after a non-MS-DOS operating
system has started.
Set Supervisor
Password
Allows you to establish a password to control access to Computer Setup.
Set User Password
Allows you to establish a password to control access to the computer. (Supervisor password must be
set before you can set a User password.)
Security Option
Allows you to set the security option to Setup or System so that the password is required every time
the system boots or only when entering Computer Setup.
BIOS Write
Protection
Enable to prevent BIOS from being updated, disable to allow update.
ENWW
Computer Setup (F10) Utilities
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