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Changing boot sequence for future boots, Booting to a usb device – Dell Precision T7400 (Late 2007) User Manual

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System Setup

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A menu appears.

4 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to navigate to Boot Device Menu, then

press to select the option.

5 The Boot Device Menu appears, listing all available boot devices.
6 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to navigate to the device (that is to be

used for the current boot only).

7 Press to select the device.

For example, if you are booting to a USB memory key, highlight

USB 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.

Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots

1 Enter the system setup program (see "System Setup" on page 75).
2 Use the arrow keys to highlight the Boot Sequence menu option and press

to access the menu.

NOTE:

Write down your current boot sequence in case you want to restore it.

3 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to move through the list of devices.
4 Press the spacebar to enable or disable a device.
5 Press and to move a selected device up or down the list.

Booting to a USB Device

NOTE:

To boot to a USB device, the device must be bootable. To ensure that your

device is bootable, check the device documentation.

Memory Key

1 Insert the memory key into a USB port and restart the computer.
2 When

F12 = Boot Menu

appears in the upper-right corner of the screen,

press .
The BIOS detects the device and adds the USB device option to the boot

menu.

3 See "Selecting the Boot Device for the Current Boot" on page 84.