Toshiba TECRA M5 user manual Boot Priority Options

HW Setup

Boot Priority

Boot Priority Options

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

HDD −> FDD −> CD-	The computer looks for bootable files in the
ROM −> LAN	following order: HDD, floppy disk drive*1, CD-
	ROM*2 and LAN (Default).
FDD −> HDD −> CD-	The computer looks for bootable files in the
ROM −> LAN	following order: floppy disk drive*1, HDD, CD-
	ROM*2 and LAN.
HDD −> CD-ROM −>	The computer looks for bootable files in the
LAN −> FDD	following order: HDD, CD-ROM*2, LAN and
	floppy disk drive*1.
FDD −> CD-ROM −>	The computer looks for bootable files in the
LAN −> HDD	following order: floppy disk drive*1, CD-ROM*2,
	LAN and HDD.
CD-ROM −> LAN −>	The computer looks for bootable files in the
HDD −> FDD	following order: CD-ROM*2, LAN, HDD, floppy
	disk drive*1.
CD-ROM −> LAN −>	The computer looks for bootable files in the
FDD −> HDD	following order: CD-ROM*2, LAN, floppy disk
	drive*1 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 floppy disk drive.
N	Selects the network.
1	Selects the primary HDD.
2	Selects the secondary HDD.
C	Selects the CD-ROM*2.
M	Selects the USB Memory.

*1 The floppy disk drive will be used to start the computer when there is a bootable disk contained in the external drive. If SD memory is installed as well, the external floppy disk drive will be checked first, followed by the SD memory device itself.

*2 The optical disk drive will be used to start the computer when there is a bootable disk contained in the drive.

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