Owner manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Getting to know your computer
- Networking
- Keyboard and pointing devices
- Multimedia
- Power management
- Shutting down the computer
- Setting power options
- Using battery power
- Using external AC power
- Drives
- External cards and devices
- Memory modules
- Security
- Backup and Recovery
- Computer Setup (BIOS) and Advanced System Diagnostics
- MultiBoot
- Troubleshooting and support
- Troubleshooting
- The computer is unable to start up
- The computer screen is blank
- Software is functioning abnormally
- The computer is on but not responding
- The computer is unusually warm
- An external device is not working
- The wireless network connection is not working
- The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD or DVD
- The computer does not detect the optical drive
- A disc does not play
- A movie is not visible on an external display
- The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
- Contacting customer support
- Labels
- Troubleshooting
- Cleaning your computer
- Specifications
- Electrostatic discharge
- Index
Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt
To start Computer Setup and set the computer to display the MultiBoot startup location menu each
time the computer is started or restarted, follow these steps:
1. Turn on or restart the computer, and then press esc while the “Press the ESC key for Startup
Menu” message is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
2. Press f10 to enter Computer Setup.
3. Use a pointing device or the arrow keys to select System Configuration > Boot Options, and
then press enter.
4. In the Multiboot Express Popup Delay (Sec) field, enter the length of time in seconds that you
want the computer to display the startup location menu before it defaults to the current MultiBoot
setting. (When 0 is selected, the Express Boot startup location menu is not displayed.)
5. To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, click the Save icon in the lower-left corner of
the screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
– or –
Use the arrow keys to select File > Save Changes and Exit, and then press enter.
Your changes go into effect when the computer restarts.
Entering MultiBoot Express preferences
When the Express Boot menu is displayed during startup, you have the following choices:
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To specify a boot device from the Express Boot menu, select your preference within the allotted
time, and then press enter.
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To prevent the computer from defaulting to the current MultiBoot setting, press any key before
the allotted time expires. The computer will not start until you select a boot device and press
enter.
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To allow the computer to start according to the current MultiBoot settings, wait for the allotted
time to expire.
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