Dell Alienware 18 (Mid 2013) - Manual (Page 117)

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Boot Sequence
This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for devices.
Boot Options
• Diskette Drive (or Removable Drive) — The computer attempts to boot from
the floppy drive or an external drive. If no operating system is on the drive, the
computer generates an error message.
• Hard Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the primary hard drive. If no
operating system is on the drive, the computer generates an error message.
• USB Storage Device — The computer attempts to boot from the USB device. If no
operating system is on the drive—or if the drive is not bootable—the computer
generates an error message.
• CD/DVD/CD-RW Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the optical drive. If
no disc is in the drive, or if the disc is not bootable, the computer generates an error
message.
• Second Hard Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the secondary hard-
drive. If no operating system is on the drive, the computer generates an error
message.
• eSATA — The computer attempts to boot from the device connected to your
computer eSATA port. If no operating system is on the drive, the computer generates
an error message.
• Network — The computer attempts to boot from the network. If no operating
system is found on the network, the computer generates an error message.
Exit Menu
Exit Saving Changes Allows you to exit System Setup and save
your changes to CMOS.
Save Change Without Exit Allows you to remain in System Setup and
save your changes to CMOS.
Exit Discarding Changes Allows you to exit System Setup and load
previous values from CMOS for all Setup
items.
Load Optimal Defaults Allows you to load default values for all
Setup items.
Discard Changes Allows you to load previous values from
CMOS for all Setup items.
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