One time boot menu
To enter
one time boot menu
, turn on your computer, and then press F2 immediately.
NOTE:
It is recommended to shutdown the computer if it is on.
The one-time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option. The boot menu options
are:
●
Removable Drive (if available)
●
STXXXX Drive (if available)
NOTE:
XXX denotes the SATA drive number.
●
Optical Drive (if available)
●
SATA Hard Drive (if available)
●
Diagnostics
NOTE:
Choosing
Diagnostics
, will display the
ePSA diagnostics
screen.
The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen.
One time boot menu
To enter
one time boot menu
, turn on your computer, and then press F12 immediately.
NOTE:
It is recommended to shutdown the computer if it is on.
The one-time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option. The boot menu options
are:
●
Removable Drive (if available)
●
STXXXX Drive (if available)
NOTE:
XXX denotes the SATA drive number.
●
Optical Drive (if available)
●
SATA Hard Drive (if available)
●
Diagnostics
The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen.
Boot Sequence
Boot Sequence allows you to bypass the System Setup–defined boot device order and boot directly to a specific device (for
example: optical drive or hard drive). During the Power-on Self Test (POST), when the Dell logo appears, you can:
●
Access System Setup by pressing F2 key
●
Bring up the one-time boot menu by pressing F12 key
The one-time boot menu displays the devices that you can boot from including the diagnostic option. The boot menu options
are:
●
Removable Drive (if available)
●
STXXXX Drive (if available)
NOTE:
XXX denotes the SATA drive number.
●
Optical Drive (if available)
●
SATA Hard Drive (if available)
●
Diagnostics
The boot sequence screen also displays the option to access the System Setup screen.
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System setup
