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Multiboot, About the boot device order, 13 multiboot – HP EliteBook 2570p Notebook PC User Manual

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13 MultiBoot

About the boot device order

As the computer starts, the system attempts to boot from enabled boot devices. The MultiBoot utility,
which is enabled at the factory, controls the order in which the system selects a boot device. Boot
devices can include optical drives, diskette drives, a network interface card (NIC), hard drives, and
USB devices. Boot devices contain bootable media or files that the computer needs to start and
operate properly.

NOTE:

Some boot devices must be enabled in Computer Setup before they can be included in the

boot order.

The factory setting is for the computer to select the boot device by searching enabled boot devices
and drive bay locations in the following order:

NOTE:

Some of the boot devices and drive bay locations listed may not be supported on your

computer.

Notebook upgrade bay

Optical drive

Notebook hard drive

USB diskette drive

USB CD-ROM

USB hard drive

Notebook Ethernet

Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card

Docking station upgrade bay

External SATA drive

You can change the order in which the computer searches for a boot device by changing the boot
order in Computer Setup. You can also press

esc

while the “Press the ESC key for Startup Menu”

message is displayed at the bottom of the screen, and then press

f9

. Pressing

f9

displays a menu

that shows the current boot devices and allows you to select a boot device. Or, you can use MultiBoot
Express to set the computer to prompt you for a boot location each time the computer turns on or
restarts.

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