Enabling media and devices for multiboot, Enabling media and devices for multiboot –2 – Compaq 285558-001 User Manual

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Software Guide

MultiBoot (Advanced Users Only)

Enabling Media and Devices for MultiBoot

By default, the notebook can start only from a bootable hard drive
or bootable drive medium in the notebook.

The notebook can start up from the following devices only if they
have been enabled for inclusion in MultiBoot:

■

NIC

■

Hard drive inserted into an optional port replicator or
connected by USB

■

Diskette in diskette drive inserted into an optional port
replicator or connected by USB

■

Disk in optional, third-party disk drive inserted into an
optional port replicator or connected by USB

■

CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD in optical drive inserted into an
optional port replicator or connected by USB

To enable a device for inclusion in MultiBoot:

1. To open Computer Setup, turn on or restart the notebook,

then press

F10

while the F10 = ROM Based Setup message is

displayed in the lower left of the screen.

❏

To change the language, press

F2.

❏

For navigation instructions, press

F1.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the Advanced menu > Device

Options.

❏

To enable bootable media in USB drives or in drives
inserted into a port replicator, select Enable USB legacy
support.

❏

To enable a NIC, select Internal Network adapter boot.

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