Boot second device – Dell Latitude CPx J User Manual

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Diskette Drive (the default) — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a bootable diskette
loaded in a diskette drive in the system modular bay. This option will also cause your computer to
attempt first boot from the media in an LS-120 drive if there is no diskette drive attached to the system
and the LS-120 drive is installed in the system modular bay.

Internal HDD — Causes your computer to boot from the hard-disk drive

CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a bootable CD, DVD, or
CD-RW when that drive is installed in the system modular bay.

Modular Bay HDD — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from the second hard-disk drive
installed in the modular bay

None — Causes your computer to skip the boot option

PCI Slot NIC — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a network source connected to the
NIC card installed in the C/Dock or C/Dock II Station (if the feature is supported by the NIC card)

Dock II/Port II NIC — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a network source connected
to the C/Dock II Station or C/Port II Dock via the embedded NIC card.

CardBus NIC — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a network source connected to the
PCMCIA card NIC (if this capability is supported by the PCMCIA card).

For a change in the Boot First device option to take effect, you must reboot your computer.

Boot Second Device

If the computer cannot find the software it needs to start the operating system on the drive identified in Boot
First device
, it will search the device named in Boot Second device.

Settings for the option are:

Internal HDD (the default) — Causes your computer to attempt to boot from the hard-disk drive

Diskette Drive — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a bootable diskette loaded in a
diskette drive in the system modular bay. This option will also cause your computer to attempt first
boot from the media in an LS-120 drive if there is no diskette drive attached to the system and the LS-
120 drive is installed in the system modular bay.

CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a bootable CD, DVD, or
CD-RW when that drive is installed in the system modular bay.

Modular Bay HDD — Causes your computer to boot from the second hard-disk drive installed in the
modular bay

None — Causes your computer to skip the boot option

PCI Slot NIC — Causes your computer to attempt first to boot from a network source connected to the
NIC card installed in the C/Dock or C/Dock II Station (if the feature is supported by the NIC card)

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