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Appendix

Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot

You can use this feature, for example, to tell the computer to boot from the 
CD drive so that you can run the Dell Diagnostics on the 

Drivers and Utilities 

media, but you want the computer to boot from the hard drive when the 
diagnostic tests are complete. You can also use this feature to restart your 
computer to a USB device such as a floppy drive, memory key, or CD-RW drive.

 

NOTE: 

If you are booting to a USB floppy drive, you must first set the floppy drive to 

OFF in system setup (see page 187).

1 If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to a USB connector.
2 Turn on (or restart) your computer.
3 When 

F2 = Setup, F12 = Boot Menu 

appears in the upper-right 

corner of the screen, press <F12>.

If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to 
wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop. Then shut down your 
computer and try again.

The Boot Device Menu appears, listing all available boot devices. Each 
device has a number next to it. 

4 At the bottom of the menu, enter the number of the device that is to be 

used for the current boot only.

For example, if you are booting to a USB memory key, highlight USB Flash 
Device and press <Enter>.

 

NOTE: 

To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To make sure your 

device is bootable, check the device documentation.

Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots

1 Enter system setup (see "Entering System Setup" on page 188).
2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Boot Device Configuration menu 

option and press <Enter> to access the menu.

 

NOTE: 

Write down your current boot sequence in case you want to restore it.

3 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to move through the list of devices.
4 Press plus (+) or minus (–) to change the boot priority of device.

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