HW Setup and Passwords
Portégé A100
7-5
Portégé A100
Version
2
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Boot Priority
Boot Priority Options
This option sets the priority for booting the computer. Select from the
following settings:
HDD
−>
FDD
−>
CD-ROM
−>
LAN
The computer looks for bootable files in the
following order: HDD, diskette drive, CD-ROM*
and LAN. (Default)
FDD
−>
HDD
−>
CD-ROM
−>
LAN
The computer looks for bootable files in the
following order: diskette drive, HDD, CD-ROM*
and LAN.
HDD
−>
CD-
ROM
−>
LAN
−>
FDD
The computer looks for bootable files in the
following order: HDD, CD-ROM*, LAN and
diskette drive.
FDD
−>
CD-ROM
−>
LAN
−>
HDD
The computer looks for bootable files in the
following order: diskette drive, CD-ROM*, LAN
and HDD.
CD-ROM
−>
LAN
−>
HDD
−>
FDD
The computer looks for bootable files in the
following order: CD-ROM*,
LAN, HDD, diskette
drive.
CD-ROM
−>
LAN
−>
FDD
−>
HDD
The computer looks for bootable files in the
following order: CD-ROM*, LAN, diskette drive
and HDD.
You can override the settings and manually select a boot device by
pressing one of the following keys while the computer is booting:
U
Selects the USB diskette drive.
N
Selects the Network.
1
Selects the primary HDD.
P
Selects the PC card HDD.
C
Selects the CD-ROM*.
* In this computer, CD-ROM refers to the Fixed optical media drive.
1. PC card HDD boot is supported only by slot 0 on the computer.
Support is guaranteed only for TOSHIBA PC card HDDs.
2. When you assign a PC card HDD top priority, “PC” is not displayed.
However, the PC card HDD takes the position of HDD in the Boot
Priority Options list above.