Computer Setup—Boot

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

Table 2-21Computer Setup—Boot

Option

Description

 

 

 

 

Boot-time

Disables/enables POST diagnostic messages display during boot. Default is disabled.

Diagnostic

 

 

 

Screen

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Device

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

Priority

the four. Also allows you to set the device boot priority within each group.

 

 

 

 

1st Boot Device

Allows you to set the device group boot priority:

 

2nd Boot Device

●

CD-ROM Group

 

3rd Boot Device

●

Hard Drive Group

 

4th Boot Device

●

Floppy Group

 

 

●

Network Boot Group

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

Floppy Group Specifies boot device priority within removable devices.

Boot Priority

NOTE: This computer does not support floppy drives.

CD-ROM Group Specifies boot device priority within CD/DVD drives.

Boot Priority

HDD Group Boot Specifies boot device priority within hard drives.

Priority

Network Group Specifies boot device priority within bootable network devices.

Boot Priority

ESC: Boot Menu Allows you to enable/disable the option to press the ESC key to access the Boot menu during computer startup. Default is enabled.

F9: Diagnostics Disables/enables the F9 Boot Menu prompt message on the logo screen. Default is enabled.

F10: Setup

Disables/enables the F10 Setup prompt message on the logo screen. Default is enabled.

F11: Recovery Disables/enables the F11 Recovery prompt message on the logo screen. Default is enabled.

F12: Boot from Disables/enables the F12 Boot from LAN prompt message on the logo screen. Default is enabled.

LAN

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