Entering setup, Selecting the first boot device – MSI MS-6566 User Manual

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Chapter 3

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Entering Setup

Power on the computer and the syst em will start POST (Po wer On Self

Test) process. When the message belo w appears on the screen, press <DEL>
key to enter Setup.

DEL:Setup

F11:Boot Menu

F12:Network boot

TAB:Logo

If the message disappears before you respond and you still wish to enter

Setu p, restart th e syst em by t urning it OFF and On or p ressing the R ESET
button. Yo u may also restart the system by simultaneously pressi ng <Ctrl>,
<Alt>, and <Delete> keys.

Selecting the First Boot Device

You are allowed to select the 1st boot device without entering the BIOS

set up u tili ty by pre ssin g <F1 1>. When the same message as l iste d ab ove
appears on the screen, press <F11> to trigger the boot menu.

The POST messages might pass by too quickly for y ou to respond in

time. If so, restart the system and press <F11> after arou nd 2 or 3 seconds to
activate the boot menu similar to the following.

The boot menu will list all the bootable devices. Select the one you want

to boot from by using arrow keys and then pressing <Enter>. The system will
boot from the selecte d device . The se lection will not make ch anges to the
settings in the BIOS setup utility, so next time when you power on the system,
it will still use the original first boot device to boot up.

Select First Boot Device

Floppy

: 1st Floppy

IDE-0

: IBM-DTLA-307038

CDROM

: ATAPI CD-ROM DRIVE 40X M

[Up/Dn] Select

[RETURN] Boot

[ESC] cancel

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