Users Guide

Using the System Setup Program 3-13
Boot Device Priority lists all bootable devices (hard-disk drives, CD-ROM drives, and
so on) that are controlled by the system BIOS and any Plug and Play network adapters
installed in the system.
Exclude From Boot Device Priority allows you to remove from Boot Device Priority any
boot devices that you want the system to ignore during system start-up.
Device Controller Priority lists the system BIOS controller; integrated SCSI control-
lers; any non-Plug and Play devices, such as network adapter cards; and any
secondary controller cards, such as a small computer system interface (SCSI) adapter,
installed in the system.
NOTE: Non-Plug and Play devices appear in the list as
Adapters without ID
support
.
When determining the order of devices to boot from, the system first considers the
order of the devices listed under Device Controller Priority and then considers the
order of devices under Boot Device Priority.
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To specify your priority preferences, order the devices under these options so that the
highest-priority controller is at the top of Device Controller Priority and the highest-
priority device is at the top of Boot Device Priority. Order the remainder of the devices
in Boot Device Priority according to your preferences. Move any devices that you
want the system to ignore during start-up into Exclude From Boot Device Priority.
NOTE: The system defines drive C in Boot Device Priority as the first hard-disk drive
attached to the highest-priority device controller. Therefore, if you have a SCSI adapter
installed in your system and you want the SCSI drive 0 to be drive C, you must move
the SCSI adapter item to the top of Device Controller Priority.
Boot Device Priority:
Diskette drive A
Hard drive C:
CD-ROM device
Level 2 Cache:
System Memory:
Service Tag:
Asset Tag:
Ctrl-Del original list
Exclude from Boot Device Priority:
The DEVICE LIST contains devices
that may be bootable. The system
attempts to boot from the devices
in the list as ordered. If you
ESC or ALT-B from this menu, the
displayed order becomes the boot
selection.
Ctrl-Ins moves items between “Boot
Device Priority” and “Exclude
from Boot Device Priority” only.
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Device Controller Priority:
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System BIOS boot devices
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Device List
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