System Setup
Screens
NOTE:
For
information about a specific item on a system setup screen, highlight the item and see the Help area on
the screen.
In the
system setup program, primary categories
of
settings are listed
on the left. To
view
the
types
of
settings
in
a category,
highlight the
category and press
<Enter>.
When
you
highlight
a setting type,
the
right
side
of the
screen displays
the
value
for that
setting type. You can change settings
that
appear as
white
type
on the
screen. Values
that
you cannot change (because they are
determined by
the computer)
appear less
bright.
System-setup key functions are listed
across
the bottom of the screen.
Commonly Used
Settings
Certain
settings require
that
you reboot
the
computer
for
new
s
e
ttings
to
take
effect.
Changing the Boot
Sequence
The
boot sequence tells
the
computer where
to
look
to find the
software needed
to
start
the operating
system. You can
control the boot
sequence and enable/disable devices using
the Boot
Sequence
page,
which
is located
in the
System
category.
NOTE:
To
change the boot sequence on
a
one-time-only basis, see "Performing
a
One-Time Boot" on page 95.
The Boot
Sequence page displays a general
list of the
bootable devices
that
may be installed
in your
computer,
including but not limited to the following:
•
Diskette Drive
•
Modular bay
HDD
•
Internal
HDD
•
CD/DVD/CD-RW drive
During the boot routine, the
computer starts
at the top of the list
and scans each enabled device
for the
operating system start-up files.
When the
computer
finds the
files,
it
stops searching and starts
the
operating
system.
To control the boot
devices, select
(highlight)
a device by pressing
the
down-arrow
or
up-arrow key,
and
then
enable
or
disable
the
device
or
change
its
order
in the list.
•
To
enable or disable a device,
highlight the
item
and press the space bar. Enabled items appear
as
white
and display a small triangle
to the left;
disabled items appear blue
or
dimmed
without
a
triangle.
•
To
reorder a device
in
the
list,
highlight the device and then
press
<u>
or
<d>
(not
case-sensitive)
to
move
the
highlighted device
up or down.
Boot sequence changes take effect as soon as you save
the
changes and
e
x
it
the
system setup
program.
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