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Chapter 2 - BIOS Utility 2-21

2.6.6

System Boot Drive

This parameter allows you to specify the system search sequence. The selections
are:

Drive A then C:

The system checks drive A first. If there is a diskette in the

drive, the system boots from drive A. Otherwise, it boots from drive C:.

Drive C then A:

The system checks drive C first. If there is a hard disk

(drive C) installed, the system boots from drive C. Otherwise, it boots from
drive A.

C:

The system always boots from drive C.

A:

The system always boots from drive A.

2.6.7

Boot From IDE CD-ROM

When set to Enabled, the system checks for a bootable CD in the IDE CD-ROM
drive. If a CD is present, the system boots from the CD-ROM; otherwise, it boots
from the drive specified in the System Boot Drive parameter. When set to
Disabled,

the system boots from the drive specified in the System Boot Drive

parameter. The default setting is Enabled.

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