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Changing Boot Sequence
Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot
You can use this feature to change the current boot sequence, for example, to boot from
the optical drive to run Dell Diagnostics from the Drivers and Utilities disc.
The previous boot sequence is restored at the next boot.
1 If you are booting from a USB device, connect the USB device to a USB port.
2 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
3 When F2 Setup, F12 Boot Options appears in the lower-right corner of the
screen, press <F12>.
NOTE: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to
wait until you see the operating system’s desktop. Then shut down your
computer and try again.
The Boot Device Menu appears, listing all available boot devices.
4 On the Boot Device Menu choose the device you want to boot from.
For example, if you are booting to a USB memory key, highlight
USB Storage Device and press <Enter>.
Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots
1 Enter system setup. See "Entering System Setup" on page 76.
2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Boot menu option and press <Enter> to access
the menu.
NOTE: Write down your current boot sequence in case you want to restore it.
3 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to move through the list of devices.
4 Press plus (+) or minus (–) to change the boot priority of the device.
TPM PPI Deprovision
Override
Allows you to enable or disable TPM PPI
deprovision override.
Exit
Save Changes and Reset Allows you to save the changes.
Discard Changes and Reset Allows you to discard the changes.
Load Default Allows you to load the default BIOS settings.
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