DELL 3000 User Manual
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Dell Inspiron 3000 Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
Figure 2-5. Boot Menu of Setup Program
To select the boot device, use the up- or down-arrow key;
then press <F6> to move the device up the list or <F5> to
move the device down the list.
then press <F6> to move the device up the list or <F5> to
move the device down the list.
Diskette Drive first (the default) causes the computer to
attempt booting first from a bootable diskette. If it does
not detect a diskette in the diskette drive, the computer
tries to boot from the hard-disk drive. If there is a diskette
in the diskette drive, but the diskette does not have the
required boot files, an error message is displayed.
attempt booting first from a bootable diskette. If it does
not detect a diskette in the diskette drive, the computer
tries to boot from the hard-disk drive. If there is a diskette
in the diskette drive, but the diskette does not have the
required boot files, an error message is displayed.
Hard Drive first causes the computer to boot only from
the hard-disk drive. If it fails to boot from the hard-disk
drive, the computer does not attempt to boot from the
diskette drive.
the hard-disk drive. If it fails to boot from the hard-disk
drive, the computer does not attempt to boot from the
diskette drive.
CD-ROM Drive first causes the computer to attempt
booting first from a bootable CD-ROM. If it does not
detect a bootable CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, the
computer tries to boot from the hard-disk drive. If there is
a CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, but the CD-ROM
does not have the required boot files, an error message is
displayed.
booting first from a bootable CD-ROM. If it does not
detect a bootable CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, the
computer tries to boot from the hard-disk drive. If there is
a CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, but the CD-ROM
does not have the required boot files, an error message is
displayed.
Exit Menu Options
The following subsections explain each option in the Exit
menu of the Setup program (Figure 2-6). The selections
you make in this menu determine which disk device the
computer uses to find the software needed to start the
operating system. The same information is also available
in the topic titled “Exit Menu” in the online System
User’s Guide.
menu of the Setup program (Figure 2-6). The selections
you make in this menu determine which disk device the
computer uses to find the software needed to start the
operating system. The same information is also available
in the topic titled “Exit Menu” in the online System
User’s Guide.
Main System Devices Security Power Boot Exit
1. [Diskette Drive]
2. [Hard Drive]
3. [CD-ROM Drive]
Setup Utility
Item Specific Help
F1 Help Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup Defaults
ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
ESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit
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