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2.9: Boot Options
In the BIOS Setup program, the user can choose to boot from a diskette drive, hard drives, CD-ROM, or the network.
The default setting is for the diskette drive to be the first boot device, the hard drive second, and the ATAPI CD-ROM
third. The fourth device is disabled.
2.9.1 CD-ROM Boot
Booting from CD-ROM is supported in compliance to the El Torito bootable CD-ROM format specification.
Under the Boot menu in the BIOS Setup program, ATAPI CD-ROM is listed as a boot device. Boot devices
are defined in priority order. Accordingly, if there is not a bootable CD in the CD-ROM drive, the system
will attempt to boot from the next defined drive.
2.9.2 Network Boot
The network can be selected as a boot device. This selection allows booting from the onboard LAN or a
network add-in card with a remote boot ROM installed. Pressing the <F12> key during POST automatically
forces booting from the LAN. To use this key during POST, the User Access Level in the BIOS Setup
program's Security menu must be set to Full.
2.9.3 Booting with attached devices
For use in embedded applications, the BIOS has been designed so that after passing the POST, the operating
system loader is invoked even if the following devices are not present:
• Video adapter
• Keyboard
• Mouse
2.9.4 Changing the Default Boot Device During POST
Pressing the <F10> key during POST causes a boot device menu to be displayed. This menu displays the list
of available boot devices (as set in the BIOS setup program’s Boot Device Priority Submenu). The below
table lists the boot device menu options.
Boot Device Menu Function
Keys
Description
<↑> ou <↓>
Selects a default boot device.
< ↵ > Exits the menu, saves changes, and boots from the
selected device.
<Esc>
Exits the menu without saving changes.
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