Dell Inspiron 2000 - Manual (Page 55)

The Boot Screen defines the order of the devices from which the computer attempts to boot when you turn it on (see Table 6).
The boot device options appear in a list on the screen. When you turn on the computer, it attempts to boot from the first option on the list. If no
bootable files are present on the first option, the computer tries to boot from the second option, and so on down the list (except where noted in the
following table).
To arrange the boot sequence, use the up- or down-arrow key to select a device, and then press or the plus key (<+>) to move the device up
the list or or the minus key (<
–>) to move it down the list.
The term boot refers to the computer's start-up procedure. When you turn on the computer, it "bootstraps" itself into an operational state by loading
into memory a small program, which in turn loads the necessary operating system.
Table 6. Boot Screen Options
Exit Screen
Table 7. Exit Screen Options
Option Function
Removable Devices The computer attempts to boot first from a bootable diskette or SuperDisk. If it does not detect one of these
removable media disks, the computer tries to boot from the hard-disk drive. If a disk is in its drive, but the disk
does not have the required boot files, an error message appears.
Hard Disk The computer boots only from the hard-disk drive. If it fails to boot from the hard-disk drive, the computer does not
attempt to boot from the diskette drive.
ATAPI CD-ROM Drive The computer attempts to boot first from a bootable CD. If it does not detect a bootable CD in the CD-ROM or
DVD-ROM drive, the computer tries to boot from the next device on the list. If a CD is in the CD-ROM or DVD-
ROM drive, but the CD does not have the required boot files, an error message appears.
Boot to LAN The computer to attempt to boot first from a LAN.
Option Function