Maxtor SATA II/300 specifications Set the Boot Sequence New boot drive only

Set the Boot Sequence (New boot drive only)

The final step is to configure your system BIOS to use your SATA drive as the system boot drive. Your system has a built-in BIOS Setup utility that allows you to change this setting.

1.Power on the system and look for an on-screen message indicating which function key to press to enter Setup. (See Figure 9.) The function keys used for entering Setup vary between manufacturers. The most common Setup function keys are F1, F2, and DEL.

Refer to your system manual for specific information about your system BIOS.

On some newer systems, the function key message for entering Setup disappears before you get a chance to read the screen. Also, some monitors are slow to display text when powering up the system, so you may need to restart your computer to read the message. To make it easier to read the function key message, press the Pause/Break key after the memory count to pause the boot process. The Pause/Break key is usually located in the upper right corner of your keyboard (see Figure 8). Press the Enter key to resume system boot.

2.Immediately after the function key message appears, press the indicated key to enter Setup. Within the Setup utility, navigation is limited to keyboard commands. Keyboard instructions are usually located somewhere on the Setup screen.

3.Configure the Boot Sequence or Boot Order setting so that the SATA drive or interface is detected first. This will enable the SATA drive to be used as the boot drive.

FIGURE 9

PAUSE/BREAK KEY

ON A KEYBOARD

On some newer systems, you may be able to set the boot order of individual SATA drives in BIOS Setup.

4.Save the settings, exit Setup, and reboot your system.

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