Booting to a usb device, Jumper settings, Floppy drive – Dell OptiPlex 745 User Manual
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2.
Turn on (or restart) your computer.
3.
When F2 = Setup, F12 = Boot Menu appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press <F12>.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop. Then shut down your
computer (see
Turning Off Your Computer
) and try again.
The Boot Device Menu appears, listing all available boot devices. Each device has a number next to it.
4.
At the bottom of the menu, enter the number of the device that is to be used for the current boot only.
For example, if you are booting to a USB memory key, highlight USB Device and press <Enter>.
Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots
1.
2.
Use the arrow keys to highlight the Boot Sequence menu option and press <Enter> to access the pop- up menu.
3.
Press the up- and down-arrow keys to move through the list of devices.
4.
Press the spacebar to enable or disable a device. (Enabled devices have a checkmark.)
5.
Press <Shift><Up Arrow> or <Shift><Down Arrow> to move a selected device up or down the list.
Booting to a USB Device
Memory Key
1.
Insert the memory key into a USB port and restart the computer.
2.
When F12 = Boot Menu appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press <F12>.
The BIOS detects the device and adds the USB device option to the boot menu.
3.
From the boot menu, select the number that appears next to the USB device.
The computer boots to the USB device.
Floppy Drive
1.
In system setup, set the Diskette Drive option to USB.
2.
Save and exit system setup.
3.
Connect the USB floppy drive, insert a bootable floppy, and re-boot the system.
Jumper Settings
NOTE:
To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To make sure your device is bootable, check the device documentation.
NOTE:
Write down your current boot sequence in case you want to restore it.
NOTE:
To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To ensure that your device is bootable, check the device documentation.
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