Compaq M300 Personal Computer User Manual


 
5-10 Upgrading Your Computer
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COMPAQ CONFIDENTIAL - NEED TO KNOW REQUIRED
The computer can start from
Any bootable hard drive in the computer or diskette in the external
diskette drive.
Any bootable diskette (but not a SuperDisk LS-120 drive diskette) or
hard drive in a docking base.
Any bootable CD-ROM or DVD-ROM in a docking base.
By default, Phoenix MultiBoot is disabled and the computer selects the startup
drive by searching these locations in this sequence:
1. External diskette drive
3. Mobile expansion unit diskette drive
bay
2. Computer hard drive bay 4. Mobile expansion unit MultiBay
To enable MultiBoot and change the sequence of the computer drive bay
locations that the computer searches during startup:
1. Restart the computer, then press F10 when the blinking cursor appears
upper-right on the screen.
To change the language, press F2.
For navigation instructions, press F1.
2. Select AdvancedÅBoot Options, then press Enter.
3. Toggle the MultiBoot field to Enable.
4. Toggle the Boot Order fields to the boot sequence you prefer.
5. To save your preferences and exit Boot Options, press F10.
6. To confirm saving your changes close Computer Setup, and restart the
computer, select FileÅSave Changes and Exit, then press F10.
When the computer restarts and searches for a startup drive, it considers only
the first drive of each type. For example, in the default boot order, the computer
will not start from a bootable diskette in the diskette drive bay of the mobile
expansion unit if a non-bootable diskette is in the external diskette drive
connected to the computer.