System Setup Options: Dell OptiPlex GX1 Small-Form-Factor System User's Guide
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The
Boot Device Priority
option lists all bootable devices (hard-disk drives, CD-ROM drives,
and so on) that are controlled by the system BIOS and any Plug and Play network adapters
installed in the computer.
Exclude From Boot Device Priority
The
Exclude From Boot Device Priority
option allows you to remove from the
Boot Device
Priority
option any boot devices that you want the system to ignore during system start-up.
Device Controller Priority
The
Device Controller Priority
option lists the system BIOS controller; any non-Plug and Play
devices, such as network adapter cards; and any secondary controller cards, such as a small
computer system interface (SCSI) adapter, installed in the computer.
NOTE: Non-Plug and Play devices appear in this list as
Adapters
without ID support.
When determining the order of devices to boot from, the system first considers the order of the devices listed
under the
Device Controller Priority
option, then the order of devices under
Boot Device Priority
.
To specify your priority preferences, order the devices under these options so that the highest-priority
controller is at the top of the
Device Controller Priority
option and the highest-priority device is at the top of
the
Boot Device Priority
option. Order the remainder of the devices in the
Boot Device Priority
option
according to your preferences. Move any devices that you want the system to ignore during system start-up
into the
Exclude From Boot Device Priority
option.
NOTE: The system defines drive C in the
Boot Device Priority
option as the first hard-disk drive
attached to the highest-priority device controller. Therefore, if you have a SCSI adapter installed in
your computer and you want the SCSI drive 0 to be drive C, you must move the SCSI adapter item to
the top of the
Device Controller Priority
option.
To change the order of the devices, press <Ctrl> and the up- or down-arrow key. If you want to revert to the
original
Boot Device Priority
option settings, press <Ctrl><Del>.
NOTE: If you exit the
Device List
option by pressing <Esc> or <Alt><b> without making any changes,
the
Boot Sequence
option is set to the
Device List
option.
Setup Password
Setup Password
indicates whether a password is required before you can change option settings on the
System Setup screen. The settings for this option are normally
Enabled
or
Not Enabled
. A third setting,
Disabled By Jumper
, displays if the
Setup Password
option is deactivated. (You can set a jumper on the
system board to deactivate the
Setup Password
option.)
If
Setup Password
is set to
Enabled
, you must enter the correct setup password before you can change the
settings for the majority of the System Setup options. If you do not enter the correct password in three tries,
the system lets you view, but not change, the settings on the System Setup screen, with one exception: if
Password Status
is
Unlocked
, you may change the system password.
