Advanced Features: Dell OptiPlex 320 User's Guide
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Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive
— The computer attempts to boot from the CD drive. If no CD is in the drive, or if
the CD has no operating system, the computer generates an error message.
Expansion Card Name
— If you have installed a bootable expansion card, it may appear in the boot list. The computer
attempts to boot from the expansion card.
Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot
You can use this feature, for example, to tell the computer to boot from the CD drive so that you can run the Dell Diagnostics
on the
Drivers and Utilities
CD (
ResourceCD
), but you want the computer to boot from the hard drive when the diagnostic
tests are complete. You can also use this feature to restart your computer to a USB device such as a floppy drive, memory
key, or CD drive.
NOTE:
If you are booting to a USB floppy drive, you must first set the floppy drive to USB in system setup (see
1. If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to a USB connector.
2. Turn on (or restart) your computer.
3. When
F2 = Setup, F12 = Boot Menu
appears in the upper-right corner of the screen, press <F12>.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows
desktop. Then shut down your computer and try again (see
The
Boot Device Menu
appears, listing all available boot devices. Each device has a number next to it.
4. At the bottom of the menu, enter the number of the device that is to be used for the current boot only.
For example, if you are booting to a USB memory key, highlight
USB Device
and press <Enter>.
NOTE:
To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To make sure your device is bootable, check the device
documentation.
Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots
1. Enter system setup (see
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the
Boot Sequence
menu option and press <Enter> to access the pop- up menu.
NOTE:
Write down your current boot sequence in case you want to restore it.
3. Press the up- and down-arrow keys to move through the list of devices.
4. Press the spacebar to enable or disable a device. (Enabled devices have a checkmark.)
5. Press <Shift><Up Arrow> or <Shift><Down Arrow> to move a selected device up or down the list.
Booting to a USB Device
NOTE:
To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To ensure that your device is bootable, check the device
documentation.