Considering boot order changes
Before changing the boot order, note the following considerations:
●When the computer restarts after the boot order has been changed, the computer attempts to start using the new boot order.
●If there is more than one type of boot device, the computer attempts to boot using the first of each type of boot device (except for optical devices). For example, if the computer is connected to an optional docking device (select models only) that contains a hard drive, this hard drive will be shown in the boot order as a USB hard drive. If the system attempts to boot from this USB hard drive and fails, it will not attempt to boot to the hard drive in the hard drive bay. Instead, it will try to boot to the next type of device in the boot order. However, if there are two optical devices, and the first optical device does not boot (either because it does not contain media or the media is not a boot disc), the system will try to boot to the second optical device.
●Changing the boot order also changes the logical drive designations. For example, if you start up from a
●The computer will boot from a NIC device only if the device has been enabled in the
●Drives in an optional docking device (select models only) are treated like external USB devices in the boot order.
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