2-10 Dell Inspiron 3000 Reference and Troubleshooting GuideFigure 2-5. Boot Menu of Setup ProgramTo select the boot device, use the up- or down-arrow key;then press to move the device up the list or tomove the device down the list.Diskette Drive first (the default) causes the computer toattempt booting first from a bootable diskette. If it doesnot detect a diskette in the diskette drive, the computertries to boot from the hard-disk drive. If there is a diskettein the diskette drive, but the diskette does not have therequired boot files, an error message is displayed.Hard Drive first causes the computer to boot only fromthe hard-disk drive. If it fails to boot from the hard-diskdrive, the computer does not attempt to boot from thediskette drive.CD-ROM Drive first causes the computer to attemptbooting first from a bootable CD-ROM. If it does notdetect a bootable CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, thecomputer tries to boot from the hard-disk drive. If there isa CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, but the CD-ROMdoes not have the required boot files, an error message isdisplayed.Exit Menu OptionsThe following subsections explain each option in the Exitmenu of the Setup program (Figure 2-6). The selectionsyou make in this menu determine which disk device thecomputer uses to find the software needed to start theoperating system. The same information is also availablein the topic titled “Exit Menu” in the online SystemUser’s Guide.Main System Devices Security Power Boot Exit1. [Diskette Drive]2. [Hard Drive]3. [CD-ROM Drive]Setup UtilityItem Specific HelpF1 Help Select Item F5/F6 Change Values F9 Setup DefaultsESC Exit Select Menu Enter Select Sub-Menu F10 Save and Exit55899BK1.BK : 55899c21.fm Page 10 Wednesday, February 4, 1998 1:20 PM
