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Getting Familiar with Your Computer Pressing the Start up button displays the "Start up" submenu. It is used to change the startup sequence of your computer. You can change the startup sequence of the drives in your computer. For example, if you have different operating systems on different replaceable hard disk drives or PC cards, you can have the system boot up from one of these devices. Attention You must be extremely careful not to specify a wrong device during a copy, save, or a format operation after you change your startup sequence. If you specify a wrong device, your data and programs might be erased or overwritten. To change the startup sequence, do the following: 1 Reset the current startup sequence by moving the cursor to the Reset icon; and click on it. The sequence is reset, and all available device icons appear at the bottom of the screen. 2 Select the first device you want for the startup sequence; then click on it. Repeat this step to set the other devices for the startup sequence. You can set up to four devices. 3 Click on OK or press Enter to save the changes. 24 IBM ThinkPad 560X User's Guide

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Getting Familiar with Your Computer
Pressing the
Start up
button displays the “Start up” submenu.
It is
used to change the startup sequence of your computer.
You can change the startup sequence of the drives in your
computer.
For example, if you have different operating systems on
different replaceable hard disk drives or PC cards, you can have the
system boot up from one of these devices.
Attention
You must be extremely careful not to specify a wrong device
during a copy, save, or a format operation after you change your
startup sequence.
If you specify a wrong device, your data and
programs might be erased or overwritten.
To change the startup sequence, do the following:
1
Reset the current startup sequence by moving the cursor
to the
Reset
icon; and click on it.
The sequence is reset, and all available device icons appear
at the bottom of the screen.
2
Select the first device you want for the startup sequence;
then click on it.
Repeat this step to set the other devices for the startup
sequence.
You can set up to four devices.
3
Click on
OK
or press
Enter
to save the changes.
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