Toshiba Satellite A100 (PSAAR) - Manual (Page 101)

User’s Manual 7-4
HW Setup and Passwords
Boot Priority
Boot Priority Options
This option sets the priority for booting the computer.
You can override the settings and manually select a boot device by
pressing one of the following keys while the computer is booting:
This procedure does not affect the settings.
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In this computer, CD-ROM refers to the DVD-ROM, CD-R/RW or
CD-RW/DVD-ROM drives.
To change the boot drive, follow the steps below.
1. Hold down F12 and boot the computer.
2. Use the up/down cursor keys to select boot device you want and press
Enter.
U Selects the USB diskette drive.
N Selects the Network.
1 Selects the primary HDD.
C Selects the CD-ROM*.
PC card HDD boot is not supported.
■ If a supervisor password is set, the menu above does not appear when
you use the user password to start the computer.
■ The selection method above does not change the boot priority settings
in HW Setup.
■ If you press a key other than one of those above or if the selected
device is not installed, the system will boot according to the current
setting in HW Setup.