Boot second device, Boot third device, Boot speed – Dell Latitude CSx H User Manual

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Dock II/Port II NIC

— Causes your computer to attempt first to bootfrom a NIC cardinstalled in the C/Port Family APR or C/Dock Family

Expansion Station

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None

For a change to Boot First device to take effect, you must reboot your computer.

 Boot Second Device

If the computer cannot find the software it needs to start the operating system on the drive identified in Boot First device, it will search the device
named in Boot Second device.

Settings for the option are:

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Internal HDD (the default)

— Causes your computer to attempt to boot from the hard-disk drive

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Diskette Drive

— Causes your computer to attempt to boot from the diskette drive

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CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive

— Causes your computer to attempt to boot from a bootable CD

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Ext Media Bay HDD

— Causes your computer to attempt to boot from the second hard-disk drive installed in the external media bay

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PCI Slot NIC

— Causes your computer to attempt to boot from a NIC PC Card

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Dock II/Port II NIC

— Causes your computer to attempt to boot from a NIC cardinstalled in the C/Port Family APR or C/Dock Family

Expansion Station

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None

For a change to Boot Second device to take effect, you must reboot your computer.

 Boot Third Device

If the computer cannot find the software it needs to start the operating system on the drive identified in Boot Second device, it will search the
device named in Boot Third device.

Settings for the option are:

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None (the default)

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Internal HDD

— Causes your computer to attempt to boot from the hard-disk drive

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Diskette Drive

— Causes your computer to attempt to boot from the diskette drive

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CD-ROM/DVD-ROM Drive

  — Causes your computer to attempt to boot from a bootable CD

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Ext Media Bay HDD

— Causes your computer to attempt to boot from the second hard-disk drive installed in the external media bay

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PCI Slot NIC

— Causes your computer to attempt to boot from a NIC PC Card

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Dock II/Port II NIC

— Causes your computer to attempt to boot from a NIC cardinstalled in the C/Port Family APR or C/Dock Family

Expansion Station

For a change to Boot Third device to take effect, you must reboot your computer.

 Boot Speed

Boot Speed allows you to choose between the computer's processing speed (the default) and Compatible, a slower compatibility speed. The
compatibility speed varies, depending on the configuration of your computer.

When you change the setting of Boot Speed, the System Setup program stores and continues to display the new setting even if you do not reboot
your computer when you exit the System Setup program. If you start the System Setup program again during your current work session, the
processing speed displayed for Boot Speed may not match the actual speed at which your computer is running.

For a change to Boot Speed to take effect, you must reboot your computer.

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