Computer Setup—Boot

NOTE: Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.

Table 1-5Computer Setup—Boot

Option

Description

 

 

Device Boot Disabling

Allows disabling of bootable device groups. Choose from:

 

●

None

 

●

USB

 

●

Internal ODD

 

●

Internal FDD

 

●

USB+ODD+FDD

 

 

F9 Boot Menu

Disables/enables F9 Boot Menu.

 

 

F10 Setup Prompting

Disables/enables on screen F10 prompt

 

 

F11 Recovery

Disables/enables on screen F11 prompt

Prompting

 

 

 

 

F12 Boot from LAN

Disables/enables on screen F12 prompt

Prompting

 

 

 

 

Removable Device

Allows you to specify the order of attached removable devices (such as Floppy Discs or USB FDD).

Boot Seq.

The first drive in the order has priority in the boot sequence and is recognized as drive A.

 

 

Hard Disk Boot Priority

Allows you to specify the order of attached hard drive devices (such as USB HDD storage, USB2

 

Drive Key, or USB flash media). The first drive in the order has priority in the boot sequence and is

 

recognized as drive C (if any devices are attached).

 

 

Optical Drive Boot

Allows you to specify the order in which attached optical drives (including USB ODD) are checked

Seq.

for a bootable operating system image.

 

 

Network Boot Seq.

Allows you to specify the order in which network devices (including UP NIC cards) are checked for

 

a bootable operating system image.

 

 

First Boot Device

Allows you to specify which devices will boot first, second, third, and fourth or to disable any of the

Second Boot Device

four:

 

●

Removable

Third Boot Device

●

Hard Disk

Fourth Boot Device

●

CDROM

 

 

●

Network

 

●

Disabled

 

NOTE: MS-DOS drive lettering assignments may not apply after a non-MS-DOS operating system

 

has started.

 

 

Set Supervisor

Allows you to establish a password to control access to Computer Setup.

Password

 

 

 

 

Set User Password

Allows you to establish a password to control access to the computer. (Supervisor password must

 

be set before you can set a User password.)

 

 

Security Option

Allows you to set the security option to Setup or System so that the password is required every time

 

the system boots or only when entering Computer Setup.

 

 

BIOS Write Protection

Enables/disables to prevent the BIOS from being updated.

 

 

 

8 Chapter 1 Computer Setup (F10) Utilities

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