Chapter 4: BIOS
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4-6 Boot
Choose Boot from the Award BIOS main menu with the Left/Right arrow keys. You
should see the following display:
The Award BIOS attempts to load the operating system from devices specifi ed
by the users in a user-specifi ed sequence.
Hard Disk Boot Priority
This item allows the user to select the Boot Priority of Hard Disk Devices.
First Boot Device/Second Boot Device/Third Boot Device
This item allows the user to set the fi rst boot-up device. The options are Removable,
Hard Disk, CD ROM, Legacy LAN, IBA GE Slot21 and Disabled. The default setting
for the First Boot Device is
Removable,
for the Second Boot Device is
CDROM,
for the Third Boot Device is
Hard Disk.
Boot Other Device
If enabled, this option enables the BIOS to load the OS from another device rather
than the ones that have been specifi ed as the fi rst, second and third boot up devices.
The settings are
Enabled
and Disabled.
