Dell Precision M2300 User Manual

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The Boot Order page displays a general list of the bootable devices that may be installed in your computer, including but not limited to the following:l Diskette Drivel Modular bay HDDl Internal HDDl Optical DriveDuring the boot routine, the computer starts at the top of the list and scans each enabled device for the operating system start-up files. When the computerfinds the files, it stops searching and starts the operating system.To control the boot devices, select (highlight) a device by pressing the down-arrow or up-arrow key, and then enable or disable the device or change its orderin the list.l To enable or disable a device, highlight the item and press the space bar. Enabled items appear as white and display a small triangle to the left;disabled items appear blue or dimmed without a triangle.l 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 system setup program.Performing a One-Time BootYou can set a one-time-only boot sequence without entering the system setup program. (You can also use this procedure to boot the Dell Diagnostics on thediagnostics utility partition on your hard drive.)1. Shut down the computer through the Start menu.2. If the computer is connected to a docking device (docked), undock it. See the documentation that came with your docking device for instructions.3. Connect the computer to an electrical outlet.4. Turn on the computer. When the DELL logo appears, press immediately.If you wait too long and the Windows logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Windows desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again.5. When the boot device list appears, highlight the device from which you want to boot and press .The computer boots to the selected device.The next time you reboot the computer, the previous boot order is restored.Changing Printer ModesSet the Parallel Mode option according to the type of printer or device connected to the parallel connector. To determine the correct mode to use, see thedocumentation that came with the device.Setting Parallel Mode to Disabled disables the parallel port and the port's LPT address, which frees computer resources for another device to use.Changing COM PortsSerial Port allows you to map the serial port COM address or disable the serial port and its address, which frees computer resources for another device touse.Back to Contents Page