User Guide
3 Test and Diagnostics 3.29 SETUP
5. Boot Priority
(a) Boot Priority
Use this option to set the priority for booting of the computer and the priority
for the HDD for booting.
FDD→HDD→CD-ROM→LAN: The computer looks for bootable files in
the following order: FDD, HDD, CD-ROM
(*1) and LAN
HDD→ CD-ROM→LAN→FDD:The computer looks for bootable files in
the following order: HDD, CD-ROM,
LAN and FDD.
FDD→ CD-ROM→LAN→HDD: The computer looks for bootable files in
the following order: FDD, CD-ROM, LAN
and HDD.
CD-ROM→LAN→HDD→FDD: The computer looks for bootable files in
the following order: CD-ROM, LAN,
HDD and FDD.
CD-ROM→LAN→FDD→HDD: The computer looks for bootable files in
the following order: CD-ROM, LAN, FDD
and HDD.
HDD→FDD→ CD-ROM→LAN:The computer looks for bootable files in
the following order: HDD, FDD, CD-ROM
and LAN. (Default)
(*1) CD-ROM refers to a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW,
DVD-R/-RW, DVD-Multi drive or DVD Super Multi drive.
(b) HDD Priority
Use this option to set the priority for booting of the computer when a device
connected via PC card is connected to the computer.
Built-in HDD→PC Card :The computer looks for bootable files in the
built-in HDD first.
PC Card→Built-in HDD The computer looks for bootable files in the PC
card first.
(c) Network Boot Protocol
Use this option to set the starting method via a network.
PXE Sets to PXE protocol. (Default)
RPL Sets to RPL protocol.
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