Dell XPS 410 (Mid 2007) - Manual (Page 133)

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• Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the CD drive. If no CD is
in the drive, or if the CD has no operating system, the computer attempts to boot from the next
bootable device.
• USB Device — Insert the memory device into a USB port and restart the computer. When F12 =
Boot Menu appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press <F12>. The BIOS detects the
device and adds the USB option to the boot menu.
NOTE:
To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To ensure that your device is bootable, check
the device documentation.
Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot
You can use this feature, for example, to restart your computer to a USB device such as a floppy drive,
memory key, or CD-RW drive.
NOTE:
If you are booting to a USB floppy drive, you must first set the floppy drive to OFF in system setup (see
"System Setup Options" on page 129).
1 If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to a USB connector (see "Front View of the
Computer" on page 13).
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" on
page 77) 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>.
NOTE:
To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To make sure your device is bootable, check
the device documentation.
Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots
1 Enter system setup (see "Entering System Setup" on page 127).
2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Boot Sequence menu option, then press <Enter> to access the
menu.
NOTE:
Write down your current boot sequence in case you want to restore it.
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 number assigned to them;
disabled devices have no number assigned.
5 Press <U> or <D> to move a selected device up or down the list.