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Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu
The Boot Device Priority submenu is for setting the order of checking of sources for the operating system.
Figure 16. Boot Device Priority Submenu
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Be aware of the operating environment when booting from a CD or you may overwrite files by mistake.
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A bootable CD-ROM has either a floppy disk format or a hard drive format. When a bootable CD-ROM is
used, drive allocations change automatically without changing the BIOS setup. If a floppy disk format is
used, the CD-ROM becomes Drive A. The CD-ROM will only take drive C: (hard drive format) if internal
hard drive is not present or is disabled. A bootable CD-ROM can never use a C: designation if a formatted
internal hard drive is present since the C: designator is always reserved for the internal hard drive.The boot
sequence ignores the new drive designations, but your application software will use the new designations.
BIOS Setup Utility
F1: Help Esc: Exit
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v02.59 (C)Copyright 1985-2006, American Megatrends, Inc.
Main Advanced Security Boot Info Exit
Specifies the boot
sequence from the
available devices.
A device with an
exclamation mark (!)
has been disabled in
the corresponding type
menu.
1st Boot Device
2nd Boot Device [Hard Disk Drives]
3rd Boot Device [CD/DVD Drives]
4th Boot Device [Network Boot]
[! Removable Drvs]
Table 16: Fields, Options and Defaults for the Boot Device Priority Submenu of the Boot Menu
Menu Field Options Default Description
Boot Device Priority:
1st Boot Device
2nd Boot Device
3rd Boot Device
4th Boot Device
Boot selections determine the order the BIOS searches for the operating system during a
startup sequence. To change the order, highlight one source by using the [up] or [down]
cursor keys and then press the [+] or [-] key to change the order number. Be sure to save
your changed order when you exit the BIOS setup utility.
NOTE: Be aware that if you use the CD-ROM drive as the first boot device, certain files may
be overwritten, depending upon your operating environment.
Hard Disk Drives
Priority
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(Installed HDD)
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Disabled
[Installed HDD] Select the boot sequence or disable the hard disk
drive(s) from the boot sequence.