Appendix 187• Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive — The computer attempts to bootfrom the CD drive. If no CD is in the drive, or if the CD has no operatingsystem, the computer attempts to boot from the next bootable device.• USB Device — Insert the memory device into a USB port and restart thecomputer. When F12 = Boot Menu appears in the upper-right corner ofthe screen, press . The BIOS detects the device and adds the USBoption to the boot menu.NOTE: To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To ensure thatyour 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 USBdevice such as a floppy drive, memory key, or CD-RW drive.NOTE: If you are booting to a USB floppy drive, you must first set the floppy drive toOFF in system setup (see "System Setup Options" on page 180).1 If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to a USBconnector (see "Front View" on page 15).2 Turn on (or restart) your computer.3 When F2 = Setup, F12 = Boot Menu appears in the upper-rightcorner of the screen, press .If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue towait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop, then shut down yourcomputer (see "Before You Begin" on page 99) and try again.The Boot Device Menu appears, listing all available boot devices. Eachdevice has a number next to it.4 At the bottom of the menu, enter the number of the device that is to beused for the current boot only.For example, if you are booting to a USB memory key, highlight USBDevice and press .NOTE: To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To make sureyour device is bootable, check the device documentation.book.book Page 187 Tuesday, November 27, 2007 10:29 AM
