Questions and Answers C-3
Why won’t my computer boot from the CD-ROM drive when I
try to reload software from the NEC Select Install CD?
Restart your computer and press
F2
when you see the boot message (such
as “Escape to view POST, F2 to enter BIOS Setup,” or “Press F2 to run
SETUP”).
Go to the Boot menu in the BIOS Setup utility and check if the boot
sequence is as follows:
First boot device: FDD (diskette drive)
Second boot device: CD-ROM
Third boot device: HDD (hard drive).
If the boot sequence is not as listed above, you have to change the values
in order to boot from the CD-ROM drive. See “Boot Menu” in Chapter 3.
I forgot my password. How do I boot?
You must clear your password from a BIOS Setup menu that is only
available if the computer is started in Configure mode. To put the system
in Configure mode, you must jumper the system board differently. See
“Clearing a Password” in Chapter 3.
Why can’t I boot from the diskette drive?
Your system usually boots from the hard drive. In order for it to boot from
the diskette drive, there must be a diskette in drive A containing operating
system files. This is called a “boot disk” or “startup disk.” See your
Windows documentation for information about creating a boot disk.
If a bootable diskette does not boot, verify that the diskette drive is one of
the specified boot devices for the system and that it precedes the hard
drive in the boot order. Go to the Boot menu in the BIOS Setup utility and
check if the boot sequence is as follows:
First boot device: FDD (diskette drive)
Second boot device: CD-ROM
Third boot device: HDD (hard drive).