Norton Abrasives 8 manual Setting the Startup Delay, Disabling BootMagic

Setting the Startup Delay

By default, BootMagic uses a timed startup delay set to 30 seconds. You can change the startup delay.

•Select None to eliminate any time delay. BootMagic automatically boots the default OS at startup without displaying the BootMagic Menu.

•Select Indefinite to specify an unlimited time delay. BootMagic displays the runtime menu until you choose the OS you wish to boot.

•Select Timed to designate a time delay from 1- 99 seconds. BootMagic waits the specified amount of time for an OS to be chosen before booting the default OS.

If you set the startup delay to either None or Timed, you must also ensure that a valid OS item is selected as the system default. Without a default OS, BootMagic cannot boot your system.

If you set the startup delay to None and select a default OS that cannot run the BootMagic configuration program, you will be unable to modify the configuration settings and boot other OSs. If this happens, boot your computer while holding down the left Shift key. This overrides the timer settings and opens the BootMagic Menu without a timer (as the Indefinite option) for that one boot.

You can then select DOS or Windows from the BootMagic menu, run the BootMagic configuration program, and change either the default OS or the startup delay.

Disabling BootMagic

You may encounter situations in which you want to disable BootMagic. For example, if you are diagnosing an OS startup problem and need to reboot your system multiple times or, if you are installing another operating system, you may want to bypass loading BootMagic every time. Disabling BootMagic replaces the BootMagic master boot record (MBR) with a copy of your original MBR.

Disabling BootMagic does not destroy any of your configuration settings. All of the current settings are saved until BootMagic is re-enabled.

1Unmark the BootMagic Enabled check box in the BootMagic main window.

The configuration options become unavailable, and BootMagic remains disabled until the box is re-checked.

2Click Save/Exit to save your changes and exit the configuration program.

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