Dell Inspiron 600m Owner's Manual

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Dell Inspiron 600m Owner's Manual Manual pdf 96 page image

96 Appendixw w w . d e l l . c o m | s u p p o r t . d e l l . c o m The screens display such information as:• System configuration• Boot order• Boot (start-up) configuration and docking-device configuration settings• Basic device configuration settings• Battery charge status• System security and hard-drive password settingsCommonly Used OptionsCertain options require that you reboot the computer for new settings to take effect.Changing the Boot SequenceThe boot sequence, or boot order, tells the computer where to look to find the software needed tostart the operating system. You can control the boot sequence using the Boot Order page of thesystem setup program. The Boot Order page displays a general list of the bootable devices thatmay be installed in your computer, including but not limited to the following:• Diskette Drive• Modular bay HDD• Internal HDD• CD/DVD/CD-RW driveDuring the boot routine, the computer starts at the top of the list and scans each enabled devicefor the operating system start-up files. When the computer finds the files, it stops searching andstarts the operating system.To control the boot devices, select (highlight) a device by pressing the up-arrow or down-arrowkey, and then enable or disable the device or change its order in the list.• To enable or disable a device, highlight the item and press the spacebar. Enabled items appearas white and display a small triangle to their left; disabled items appear blue or dimmedwithout a triangle.• To reorder a device in the list, highlight the device and then press or (not case-sensitive) to move the highlighted device up or down.Boot sequence changes take effect as soon as you save the changes and exit the systemsetup program.