Technical Reference Guide
8.3BOOT FUNCTIONS
The BIOS supports various functions related to the boot process, including those that occur during the Power On
8.3.1 BOOT DEVICE ORDER
The default boot device order is as follows:
1.IDE
2.Diskette drive (A)
3.MultiBay device (A: or
4.USB device
5.Hard drive (C)
6.Network interface controller
The order can be changed in the
8.3.2 NETWORK BOOT (F12) SUPPORT
The BIOS supports booting the system to a network server. The function is accessed by pressing the F12 key when prompted at the lower right hand corner of the display during POST. Booting to a network server allows for such functions as:
♦Flashing a ROM on a system without a functional operating system (OS).
♦Installing an OS.
♦Installing an application.
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