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The Boot Screen defines the order of the devices from which the computer attempts to boot when you turn it on (see Table 6).

The boot device options appear in a list on the screen. When you turn on the computer, it attempts to boot from the first option on the list. If no

bootable files are present on the first option, the computer tries to boot from the second option, and so on down the list (except where noted in the

following table).

To arrange the boot sequence, use the up- or down-arrow key to select a device, and then press <F6> or the plus key (<+>) to move the device up

the list or <F5> or the minus key (<–>) to move it down the list.

The term boot refers to the computer's start-up procedure. When you turn on the computer, it "bootstraps" itself into an operational state by loading

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Table 6. Boot Screen Options

Exit Screen

Table 7. Exit Screen Options

Option

Function

Removable Devices

The computer attempts to boot first from a bootable diskette or SuperDisk. If it does not detect one of these

removable media disks, the computer tries to boot from the hard-disk drive. If a disk is in its drive, but the disk

does not have the required boot files, an error message appears.

Hard Disk

The computer boots only from the hard-disk drive. If it fails to boot from the hard-disk drive, the computer does not

attempt to boot from the diskette drive.

ATAPI CD-ROM Drive

The computer attempts to boot first from a bootable CD. If it does not detect a bootable CD in the CD-ROM or

DVD-ROM drive, the computer tries to boot from the next device on the list. If a CD is in the CD-ROM or DVD-

ROM drive, but the CD does not have the required boot files, an error message appears.

Boot to LAN

The computer to attempt to boot first from a LAN.

Option

Function

1 2 ... 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 ... 66 67

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