Boot sequence, Option settings, Changing boot sequence for the current boot – Dell XPS 600 User Manual
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Load
Defaults
This setting restores the computer's factory-installed default settings.
Event Log
Displays the system event log.
POST Behavior
Fastboot
When set to On (default), your computer starts more quickly because it skips certain configurations and tests.
Numlock
Key
This option involves the rightmost bank of keys on your keyboard. When set to On (default), this option
activates the numeric and mathematical features shown at the top of each key. When set to Off, this option
activates the cursor-control functions labeled on the bottom of each key.
POST
Hotkeys
This option allows you to specify the function keys to display on the screen when the computer starts.
Keyboard
Errors
This option disables or enables keyboard error reporting when the computer starts.
Boot Sequence
This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for devices.
Option Settings
Diskette Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the floppy drive. If the floppy disk in the drive is not bootable, if
no floppy disk is in the drive, or if there is no floppy drive installed in the computer, the computer generates an error
message.
Hard Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the primary hard drive. If no operating system is on the drive, the
computer generates an error message.
CD 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 generates an error message.
USB Flash 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 flash
option to the boot menu.
NOTE:
To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To make sure that your device is bootable, check the
device documentation.
NOTE:
An error message is generated only after the computer attempts to boot from every device in the boot sequence
and no operating system is found.
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
.
1. If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to a USB connector.
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
and try again.