Dell 3000 manual Exit Menu Options, 5. Boot Menu of Setup Program

Setup Utility

Main System Devices Security Power Boot

Exit

1.[Diskette Drive]

2.[Hard Drive]

3.[CD-ROM Drive]

Item Specific Help

F1 Help ESC Exit

Select	Item	F5/F6	Change	Values	F9 Setup	Defaults
Select	Menu	Enter	Select	Sub-Menu	F10 Save	and Exit

Figure 2-5. Boot Menu of Setup Program

To select the boot device, use the up- or down-arrow key; then press <F6> to move the device up the list or <F5> to move the device down the list.

Diskette Drive first (the default) causes the computer to attempt booting first from a bootable diskette. If it does not detect a diskette in the diskette drive, the computer tries to boot from the hard-disk drive. If there is a diskette in the diskette drive, but the diskette does not have the required boot files, an error message is displayed.

Hard Drive first causes the computer to boot only from the hard-disk drive. If it fails to boot from the hard-disk drive, the computer does not attempt to boot from the diskette drive.

CD-ROM Drive first causes the computer to attempt booting first from a bootable CD-ROM. If it does not detect a bootable CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, the computer tries to boot from the hard-disk drive. If there is a CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, but the CD-ROM does not have the required boot files, an error message is displayed.

Exit Menu Options

The following subsections explain each option in the Exit menu of the Setup program (Figure 2-6). The selections you make in this menu determine which disk device the computer uses to find the software needed to start the operating system. The same information is also available in the topic titled “Exit Menu” in the online System User’s Guide .

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