108 Appendixw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m • 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 . TheBIOS 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.Changing Boot Sequence for the Current BootYou can use this feature, for example, to restart your computer to a USB device such as a floppydrive, memory key, or CD-RW drive.NOTE: If you are booting to a USB floppy drive, you must first set Diskette Drive to OFF in system setup(see page 103).1 If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to a USB connector (seepage 101).2 Turn on (or restart) your computer.3 When F2 = Setup, F12 = Boot Menu appears in the upper-right corner of the screen,press .If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see theMicrosoft Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer (see page 57) and try again.The Boot Device Menu appears, listing all available boot devices. Each device has a numbernext to it.4 At the bottom of the menu, enter the number of the device that is to be used for the currentboot only.For example, if you are booting to a USB memory key, highlight USB Flash Device and press.NOTE: To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To ensure that a device is bootable, checkthe device documentation.Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots1 Enter system setup (see page 103).2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Boot Sequence menu option and press to accessthe 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 checkmark).5 Press plus (+) or minus (–) to move a selected device up or down the list.
