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Enabling or disabling a device This section provides information on how to enable or disable user access to the following devices: Serial ATA External SATA Port Legacy Diskette A (some models) When this feature is set to Disabled, all devices connected to the SATA connectors (such as hard disk drives or the optical drive) are disabled and will not be displayed in the system configuration. When this feature is set to Disabled, the device connected to the External SATA connector cannot be accessed. When this feature is set to Disabled, the diskette drive cannot be accessed. To enable or disable a device, do the following: 1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 47. 2. From the Setup Utility program, select Devices or select Devices → IDE Drives Setup. 3. Select the desired devices and settings and press Enter. 4. Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select Exit and then Save Settings or Save and exit the Setup Utility. Note: If you do not want to save the settings, select Exit the Setup Utility without saving. Selecting a startup device If your computer does not start up from a device such as the disc, diskette, or hard disk drive as expected, use one of the following procedures to select a startup device. Selecting a temporary startup device Use this procedure to startup from any start device. Note: Not all discs, hard disk drives, and diskettes are bootable. 1. Turn off your computer. 2. Press and hold the F12 key, and then turn on the computer. When the Startup Device Menu appears, release the F12 key. Note: If you are using a USB keyboard and the Startup Device Menu does not display using this method, repeatedly press and release the F12 key rather than leaving it pressed when turning on the computer. 3. Select the desired startup device from the Startup Device Menu and press Enter to begin. Note: Selecting a startup device from the Startup Device menu does not permanently change the startup sequence. Chapter 4. Using the Setup Utility 49

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Enabling
or
disabling
a
device
This
section
provides
information
on
how
to
enable
or
disable
user
access
to
the
following
devices:
Serial
ATA
When
this
feature
is
set
to
Disabled
,
all
devices
connected
to
the
SATA
connectors
(such
as
hard
disk
drives
or
the
optical
drive)
are
disabled
and
will
not
be
displayed
in
the
system
configuration.
External
SATA
Port
When
this
feature
is
set
to
Disabled
,
the
device
connected
to
the
External
SATA
connector
cannot
be
accessed.
Legacy
Diskette
A
(some
models)
When
this
feature
is
set
to
Disabled
,
the
diskette
drive
cannot
be
accessed.
To
enable
or
disable
a
device,
do
the
following:
1.
Start
the
Setup
Utility
program.
See
“Starting
the
Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
47.
2.
From
the
Setup
Utility
program,
select
Devices
or
select
Devices
→
IDE
Drives
Setup
.
3.
Select
the
desired
devices
and
settings
and
press
Enter.
4.
Return
to
the
Setup
Utility
program
menu
and
select
Exit
and
then
Save
Settings
or
Save
and
exit
the
Setup
Utility
.
Note:
If
you
do
not
want
to
save
the
settings,
select
Exit
the
Setup
Utility
without
saving
.
Selecting
a
startup
device
If
your
computer
does
not
start
up
from
a
device
such
as
the
disc,
diskette,
or
hard
disk
drive
as
expected,
use
one
of
the
following
procedures
to
select
a
startup
device.
Selecting
a
temporary
startup
device
Use
this
procedure
to
startup
from
any
start
device.
Note:
Not
all
discs,
hard
disk
drives,
and
diskettes
are
bootable.
1.
Turn
off
your
computer.
2.
Press
and
hold
the
F12
key,
and
then
turn
on
the
computer.
When
the
Startup
Device
Menu
appears,
release
the
F12
key.
Note:
If
you
are
using
a
USB
keyboard
and
the
Startup
Device
Menu
does
not
display
using
this
method,
repeatedly
press
and
release
the
F12
key
rather
than
leaving
it
pressed
when
turning
on
the
computer.
3.
Select
the
desired
startup
device
from
the
Startup
Device
Menu
and
press
Enter
to
begin.
Note:
Selecting
a
startup
device
from
the
Startup
Device
menu
does
not
permanently
change
the
startup
sequence.
Chapter
4.
Using
the
Setup
Utility
49