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Boot setup – Elitegroup M31EI v.2 User Manual

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chapter 2 bios setup and security feature

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Boot Setup

►Boot Settings Configuration

Item

Selections /
Sub-menu

Description

Quiet Boot Disabled

Enabled

When Enabled, the system will display
OEM logo instead of the POST
messages.
When Disabled, the system will display
POST messages (i.e. devices
information.)



►Boot Device Priority

Item

Selections /
Sub-menu

Description

1st Boot
Device

Set the type of device for the 1st drive
BIOS attempts to boot from. If Network is
selected, system will attempt to load boot
sector from the Ethernet port.

2nd Boot
Device

Set the type of device for the 2nd drive
BIOS attempts to boot from.

3rd Boot
Device

Removable Dev.
CD/DVD
Hard Drive
Network

Disabled


Set the type of device for the 3rd drive
BIOS attempts to boot from.



Note:

If you select Network, the system will attempt to boot from the network.

Note:

When the BIOS performs POST, you may also press F12 Key to enable the

Boot Device selection menu. You may choose CD/DVD, Hard Drive, or Network as
the first storage device to boot from. If you have already connected a USB Floppy
Disk Drive before powering up, it will appear as a Removable Device in the Boot
Device selection menu