Selecting a startup device, Selecting a temporary startup device, Changing the startup sequence – IBM Partner Pavilion 8124 User Manual

Page 45: Exiting from the setup utility program, Selecting, Startup, Device, Temporary, Changing, Sequence

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Selecting

a

startup

device

If

your

computer

does

not

start

up

(boot)

from

a

device

such

as

the

CD-ROM,

diskette,

or

hard

disk

as

expected,

use

one

of

the

following

procedures

to

select

a

startup

device.

Selecting

a

temporary

startup

device

Use

this

procedure

to

startup

from

any

boot

device.

Note:

Not

all

CDs,

hard

disks,

and

diskettes

are

startable

(bootable).

1.

Turn

off

your

computer.

2.

Press

and

hold

the

F12

key

then

turn

on

the

computer.

When

the

Startup

Device

Menu

appears,

release

the

F12

key.

Note:

If

you

have

a

USB

keyboard

installed

on

your

computer

and

the

Startup

Device

Menu

does

not

display

using

this

method,

turn

on

the

computer,

then

immediately

press

and

release

the

F12

key

repeatedly

until

the

Startup

Device

Menu

displays.

3.

Select

the

desired

startup

device

from

the

Startup

Device

Menu

and

press

Enter

to

begin.

Note:

Selecting

a

startup

device

from

the

Startup

Device

Menu

does

not

permanently

change

the

startup

sequence.

Changing

the

startup

sequence

To

view

or

change

the

primary

or

automatic

power-on

startup

sequence,

do

the

following:

1.

Start

the

Setup

Utility

program

(see

“Starting

the

Setup

Utility

program”

on

page

27).

2.

Select

Startup

.

3.

Select

Startup

Sequence

.

See

the

information

displayed

on

the

right

side

of

the

screen.

4.

Select

the

sequence

of

devices

for

the

Primary

Startup

Sequence,

the

Automatic

Startup

Sequence,

and

the

Error

Startup

Sequence.

5.

Select

Exit

from

the

Setup

Utility

menu

and

then

Save

Settings

.

If

you

have

changed

these

settings

and

want

to

return

to

the

default

settings,

select

Load

Default

Settings

on

the

Exit

menu.

Exiting

from

the

Setup

Utility

program

When

you

finish

viewing

or

changing

settings,

press

Esc

to

return

to

the

Setup

Utility

program

menu

(you

might

have

to

press

Esc

several

times).

If

you

want

to

save

the

new

settings,

select

Save

Settings

before

you

exit.

Otherwise,

your

changes

will

not

be

saved.

Chapter

2.

Using

the

Setup

Utility

program

29

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