Dell Inspiron 8200 - Manual (Page 120)

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A box in the upper-right corner of the screen displays help information for
the currently highlighted option; a box in the lower-right corner displays
information about the computer. System setup key functions are listed
across the bottom of the screen.
The screens display such information as:
• System configuration
• Boot (start-up) configuration and docking device configuration
settings
• Basic device configuration settings
• Battery charge status
• Power management settings
• System security and hard drive password settings
Commonly Used Options
Changing the Boot Sequence
HINT: Certain options
require that you reboot
the computer for new
settings to take effect.
The boot sequence, or boot order, tells the computer where to look to find the
software needed to start the operating system. You can control the boot
sequence using the Boot Order page of the system setup program.
The Boot Order 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 sequence, you can select (highlight) devices using the
the and keys and then enable or disable them or change their
order in the list.
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