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Dell Vostro 200 (Mid 2007) User Manual

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Appendix

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USB Flash Device — Insert the memory device into a USB port and
restart the computer. When

F12 = Boot Menu

appears in the upper-

right corner of the screen, press . The BIOS detects the device and
adds the USB flash option to the boot menu.

NOTE:

To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To make sure that

your device is bootable, check the device documentation.

Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot

You can use this feature, for example, to tell the computer to boot from the
CD drive so that you can run the Dell Diagnostics on the Dell

Drivers 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.

NOTE:

If you are booting to a USB floppy drive, you must first set the floppy drive to

OFF in system setup (see "System Setup" on page 170).

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 upper-right

corner of the screen, press .

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.

4 At the bottom of the menu, enter the number of the device that is to be

used for the current boot only.

For example, if you are booting to a USB memory key, highlight USB Flash
Device and press .

NOTE:

To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To make sure your

device is bootable, check the device documentation.