Dell Inspiron 2000 - Manual (Page 104)

B-14 Dell Inspiron 2000 System Reference and Troubleshooting Guide
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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 attempts to boot first from a LAN.
NOTE: For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the Glossary section
of the system Help.