Octek HAWK 486, Manual

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SYSTEM BIOS
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(6)BOOT SEQUENCE CONFIGURATION
BOOT SEQUENCE
In a typical BIOS implementation, whenever CTRL ALT DEL
is pressed or cold-boot, an attempt to boot from drive A: always occurs
first. If the drive is found to be empty, drive C: is booted. However,
hard disk is always used as the boot device in the computer system, and
drive A: is only used to transfer files. So booting directly from drive C:
is more convenient and takes less time.
The boot sequence is now selectable. In addition to the usual
"A: first, then C:" sequence, the order may be reversed so that drive C: is
accessed first.
To override the boot sequence established in this utility, a
special "hot-key" warm-boot sequence CTRL ALT ENTER is available.
The effect is identical to CTRL ALT DEL, except a prompt appears on
the screen asking which drive should be booted. For cold-boot, press
ENTER during the memory test. A prompt will be shown to ask which
drive is the boot device.
When "Screen-Prompt" is selected, the BIOS will always ask
you to choose which drive to boot.