Dell 8200 owner manual Commonly Used Options Changing the Boot Sequence, Appendix

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HINT: Certain options require that you reboot the computer for new settings to take effect.

A box in the upper-right corner of the screen displays help information for the currently highlighted option; a box in the lower-right corner displays information about the computer. System setup key functions are listed across the bottom of the screen.

The screens display such information as:

•System configuration

•Boot (start-up) configuration and docking device configuration settings

•Basic device configuration settings

•Battery charge status

•Power management settings

•System security and hard drive password settings

Commonly Used Options

Changing the Boot Sequence

The boot sequence, or boot order, tells the computer where to look to find the software needed to start the operating system. You can control the boot sequence using the Boot Order page of the system setup program.

The Boot Order page displays a general list of the bootable devices that may be installed in your computer, including but not limited to the following:

•Diskette Drive

•Modular bay HDD

•Internal HDD

•CD/DVD/CD-RW drive

During the boot routine, the computer starts at the top of the list and scans each enabled device for the operating system start-up files. When the computer finds the files, it stops searching and starts the operating system.

To control the boot sequence, you can select (highlight) devices using the

the and keys and then enable or disable them or change their order in the list.

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