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BIOS Setup
BIOS
Setup
boot menu
After you turn on your computer, it will attempt to load an operating system (such as Windows
98) from the first device set in the Boot Menu. If it cannot find an operating system on that
device, it will attempt to load it from one or more other devices in the order specified in the
Boot Menu. Boot devices can include: hard drives, floppy drives, CD-ROMs, removable
devices (e.g., Iomega Zip drives), and network cards.
NOTE
Specifying any device as a boot device on the Boot Menu requires the availability of an
operating system on that device. Most systems come with an operating system already
installed on hard-drive C:\.
PhoenixBIOS Setup Utility
Main Advanced Security Power Boot Server Exit
Item Specific Help
–Removable Devices
Legacy Floppy Drives
–Hard Drive
Primary Master
Bootable Add-in Cards
CD-ROM Drive
Network Boot
MBA v7.0.3 Slot 0218
MBA v7.0.3 Slot 0220
Use these keys
to set the boot
order in which
the BIOS attempts
to boot the OS:
<+> or <-> moves
device up or
down.
<Enter> expands
or collapses
devices marked
with + or -.
<Ctrl+Enter>
expands all
<Shift+1> enables
or disables a
device.
F1 Help Select Item –/+ Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select
»
Submenu F10 Save and Exit
Use this menu to arrange to specify the priority of the devices from which the BIOS will
attempt to boot the Operating System.
In the example above, the BIOS will first attempt to boot from the CD-ROM Drive. Failing
that, it will then attempt to boot from the Primary Master Hard Disk, and so on down the list.
Removable Devices, Hard Drive, and Network Boot are the generic types of devices on
your system from which you can boot an operating system. You may have more than one
device of each type. If so, the generic type is marked with a plus sign. Use the <Enter> key
to expand or collapse the devices marked with a <+> or <->. Press <Ctrl+Enter> to expand
all such devices
The Boot menu selection in the menu bar on top of the screen displays the following: