
Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot
Youcanusethisfeature,forexample,totellthecomputertobootfromtheCDdrivesothatyoucanruntheDellDiagnosticsontheDrivers and Utilities media,
but you want the computer to boot from the hard drive when the diagnostic tests are complete. You can also use this feature to restart your computer to a
USB device such as a floppy drive, memory key, or CD-RW drive.
1. If you are booting to a USB device, connect the USB device to a USB connector.
2. Turn on (or restart) your computer.
3. When F2 = Setup, F12 = Boot Menu appears in the bottom- right corner of the screen, press <F12>.
If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop. Then shut down your
computer and try again.
The Boot Device Menu appears, listing all available boot devices. Each device has a number next to it.
l AMD Live!—indicates the AMD Live! status.
l USB Controller—Enabled or Disabled (Enabled by default)
l USB Operation Mode—High Speed; Full/Low Speed (High Speed by default)
Advanced Chipset Features
PCI-E 16X Slot; PCI-E 1X Slot; PCI Slot; Onboard (PCI-E 16X Slot by default)
Auto; 32 MB; 64 MB; 128 MB; 256 MB; 512 MB (Auto by default)
Auto; Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)
Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)
Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)
Enabled; Disabled (Disabled by default)
RAID; ATA (ATA by default)
Identifies the device installed in the module bay.
Boot Device Configuration
Boot Settings Configuration
l Fast Boot—Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)
l Numlock Key—OFF; ON (ON by default)
l Keyboard Errors—Report; Do Not Report (Report by default)
l 1st Boot Device—Removable; CD/DVD; Hard Drive; Disabled (Removable by default)
l 2nd Boot Device—Removable; CD/DVD; Hard Drive; Disabled (CD/DVD by default)
l 3rd Boot Device—Removable; CD/DVD; Hard Drive; Disabled (Hard Drive by default)
S1(POS); S3(STR) (S3(STR) by default)
Disabled; Enabled (Disabled by default)
Disabled; Enabled (Enabled by default)
Off; On; Last (Off by default)
Disabled; Enabled (Disabled by default)
Displays the status of the supervisor password
Displays the status of the user password
Set the supervisor password through this menu
The following options are available when the Supervisor Password is set.