HW Setup and Passwords

Boot Priority

Boot Priority Options

This option sets the priority for booting the computer. Select from the following settings:

HDD -> FDD -> The computer looks for bootable files in the

CD-ROM -> LAN following order: HDD, diskette drive, CDROM and LAN. (Default)

FDD -> HDD -> The computer looks for bootable files in the

CD-ROM -> LAN following order: diskette drive, HDD, CDROM and LAN.

HDD -> CD-ROM -> The computer looks for bootable files in the

LAN -> FDD following order: HDD, CDROM, LAN and diskette drive.

FDD -> CD-ROM -> The computer looks for bootable files in the

LAN -> HDD following order: diskette drive, CDROM, LAN and HDD.

CD-ROM -> LAN -> The computer looks for bootable files in the

HDD -> FDD following order: CDROM, LAN, HDD, diskette drive.

CD-ROM -> LAN -> The computer looks for bootable files in the

FDD -> HDD following order: CDROM, LAN, diskette drive and HDD.

You can override the settings and manually select a boot device by pressing one of the following keys while the computer is booting:

U

Selects the USB diskette drive.

 

 

N

Selects the Network.

 

 

1

Selects the primary HDD.

 

 

P

Selects the PC card HDD.

 

 

C

Selects the CDROM*.

* In this computer, CDROM refers to the Fixed optical media drive.

PC card HDD boot is supported only by slot 0 on the computer. Support is guaranteed only for TOSHIBA PC card HDDs.

When you assign a PC card HDD top priority, “PC” is not displayed. However, the PC card HDD takes the position of HDD in the Boot Priority Options list above.

TOSHIBA A40 Series

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