System Setup Options: Dell Latitude LS Portable Computers User's Guide

Boot Screen

The Boot Screen defines the order of the devices from which the computer attempts to boot when you turn it on (see Table 6).

The boot device options appear in a list on the screen. When you turn on the computer, it attempts to boot from the first option on the list. If no bootable files are present on the first option, the computer tries to boot from the second option, and so on down the list (except where noted in the following table).

To arrange the boot sequence, use the up- or down-arrow key to select a device, and then press <F6> or the plus key (<+>) to move the device up the list or <F5> or the minus key (<–>) to move it down the list.

The term boot refers to the computer's start-up procedure. When you turn on the computer, it "bootstraps" itself into an operational state by loading into memory a small program, which in turn loads the necessary operating system.

Table 6. Boot Screen Options

Option

Function

Removable

If this option appears first on the list, the computer attempts to boot first

Devices

from a bootable diskette or SuperDisk. If there is a diskette present but it

 

does not contain the required boot files, an error message appears.

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