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Intel Desktop Board D848PMB Technical Product Specification 3.8 Boot Options In the BIOS Setup program, the user can choose to boot from a diskette drive, hard drives, CD-ROM, or the network. The default setting is for the diskette drive to be the first boot device, the hard drive second, and the ATAPI CD-ROM third. The fourth device is disabled. 3.8.1 CD-ROM Boot Booting from CD-ROM is supported in compliance to the El Torito bootable CD-ROM format specification. Under the Boot menu in the BIOS Setup program, ATAPI CD-ROM is listed as a boot device. Boot devices are defined in priority order. Accordingly, if there is not a bootable CD in the CD-ROM drive, the system will attempt to boot from the next defined drive. For information about The El Torito specification Refer to Section 1.4, page 17 3.8.2 Network Boot The network can be selected as a boot device. This selection allows booting from the onboard LAN or a network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed. Pressing the key during POST automatically forces booting from the LAN. To use this key during POST, the User Access Level in the BIOS Setup program's Security menu must be set to Full. For information about The BIOS Setup program's Security menu Refer to Table 64, page 106 3.8.3 Booting Without Attached Devices For use in embedded applications, the BIOS has been designed so that after passing the POST, the operating system loader is invoked even if the following devices are not present: • Video adapter • Keyboard • Mouse 3.8.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST Pressing the key during POST causes a boot device menu to be displayed. This menu displays the list of available boot devices (as set in the BIOS setup program's Boot Device Priority Submenu). Table 44 lists the boot device menu options. Table 44. Boot Device Menu Options Boot Device Menu Function Keys or Description Selects a default boot device Exits the menu, saves changes, and boots from the selected device Exits the menu without saving changes 82

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Intel Desktop Board D848PMB Technical Product Specification
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3.8 Boot Options
In the BIOS Setup program, the user can choose to boot from a diskette drive, hard drives,
CD-ROM, or the network.
The default setting is for the diskette drive to be the first boot device,
the hard drive second, and the ATAPI CD-ROM third.
The fourth device is disabled.
3.8.1
CD-ROM Boot
Booting from CD-ROM is supported in compliance to the El Torito bootable CD-ROM format
specification.
Under the Boot menu in the BIOS Setup program, ATAPI CD-ROM is listed as a
boot device.
Boot devices are defined in priority order.
Accordingly, if there is not a bootable CD
in the CD-ROM drive, the system will attempt to boot from the next defined drive.
For information about
Refer to
The El Torito specification
Section 1.4, page 17
3.8.2
Network Boot
The network can be selected as a boot device.
This selection allows booting from the onboard
LAN or a network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed.
Pressing the <F12> key during POST automatically forces booting from the LAN.
To use this key
during POST, the User Access Level in the BIOS Setup program
’
s Security menu must be
set to Full.
For information about
Refer to
The BIOS Setup program
’
s Security menu
Table 64, page 106
3.8.3
Booting Without Attached Devices
For use in embedded applications, the BIOS has been designed so that after passing the POST, the
operating system loader is invoked even if the following devices are not present:
•
Video adapter
•
Keyboard
•
Mouse
3.8.4
Changing the Default Boot Device During POST
Pressing the <F10> key during POST causes a boot device menu to be displayed.
This menu
displays the list of available boot devices (as set in the BIOS setup program
’
s Boot Device Priority
Submenu).
Table 44 lists the boot device menu options.
Table 44.
Boot Device Menu Options
Boot Device Menu Function Keys
Description
<
↑
> or <
↓
>
Selects a default boot device
<Enter>
Exits the menu, saves changes, and boots from the selected device
<Esc>
Exits the menu without saving changes