MultiBoot
Hardware and Software Guide
B–2
The primary hard drive can only boot as drive C. The NIC does
not have a drive letter assigned to it.
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An optical drive device (such as a CD-ROM drive) can boot
either as drive A or drive C, depending on the format of the
CD. Most bootable CDs boot as drive A. If you have a CD that
boots as the C drive, the system will boot the diskette drive
before it boots the CD.
By default, the tablet PC selects the startup device by searching
enabled devices and locations in a predetermined sequence.
You can change the sequence in which the tablet PC searches for
a startup device by enabling MultiBoot and entering a new startup
sequence, also called a
boot order
. Or, you can use MultiBoot
Express to set the tablet PC to prompt you for a startup location
each time the tablet PC is started or restarted.
The list below describes the default sequence in which drive
numbers are assigned. (The actual startup sequence varies by
configuration.)
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Default sequence for devices that boot as drive A:
a. Optical drive in an optional docking device MultiBay or in
an external MultiBay that contains a disc that boots as
drive A.
b. Diskette drive in an optional docking device or in an
external MultiBay.
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Default sequence for devices that boot as drive C:
a. An optical drive in an optional docking device MultiBay
or in an external MultiBay that contains a disc that boots
as drive C.
b. Hard drive in the tablet PC primary hard drive bay.
c. Hard drive in an optional docking device MultiBay or in
an external MultiBay.
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Since no drive letter is associated with the NIC, changing the boot
order of a NIC does not affect drive letters of the other devices.
