Drives
Planning Changes to the Startup Sequence
Before changing the startup sequence, consider the following:
■When the computer restarts after your changes and searches for a startup drive, it will consider only the first drive of each type. For example, in the default boot order, the computer will not start from a bootable diskette in a docking base if a
■Changing the boot order also changes the logical drive designations. For example, if you start up from a hard drive in the system MultiBay, that hard drive becomes drive C, and a hard drive in the hard drive compartment becomes drive D. If you start up from a diskette drive in an external diskette drive, that diskette drive becomes drive A. Starting up from a NIC does not affect logical drive designations.
■When an external diskette drive is connected to the computer, the computer searches for a bootable diskette in the external diskette drive after searching for a bootable diskette in a USB diskette drive and before searching for a bootable diskette in any other diskette drive.
Selecting a MultiBoot Utility
You can enable MultiBoot and change the sequence of the startup media and devices that the computer searches during startup by using Computer Setup or Compaq Computer Security.
■Computer Setup can be used even when your operating system is not working or will not load.
■Computer Setup includes Express Boot, which can enable you to choose a startup location each time you start the computer.
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