Boot sequence, Boot options – Dell Alienware 15 (Early 2015) User Manual

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Security

HDD password

Allows you to set, change, or delete
the hard-drives password.

Password Change

Allows you to permit or deny system

password or HDD password changes.
Default: Permitted

Exit

Save Changes and Reset

Allows you to exit BIOS setup program
and save your changes.

Discard Changes and Reset

Allows you to exit BIOS setup program
and load previous values for all BIOS
setup program options.

Restore Defaults

Allows you to restore default values
for all BIOS setup program options.

Discard Changes

Allows you to load previous values for
all BIOS setup program options.

Save Changes

Allows you to save the changes for all
BIOS setup program options.

Boot sequence

This feature allows you to change the sequence of devices that your computer
attempts to boot from. If the computer cannot boot from the device you select,
it attempts to boot from the next bootable device. You can use this feature to
change the:

Current Boot Sequence — change the boot sequence for the current boot,

for example, to boot from the optical drive to run Alienware Diagnostics

from the Drivers and Utilities disc or to reinstall your operating system

using an external media. The previous boot sequence is restored at the next

boot.

Future Boot Sequence — change the boot sequence for all future boots, for

example, to boot from the primary hard drive.

Boot options

NOTE: The following boot options are available only when the Boot List
Option is set to Legacy.

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