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Boot sequence, Option settings, Changing boot sequence for the current boot – Dell XPS 730x (Early 2009) User Manual

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System Setup: Dell XPS 730/730X Service Manual

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CPU Core (Non-Turbo)Ratio

Sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock

and the FSB Frequency.

BIOS Security Features

Change Supervisor Password

Allows you to change the supervisor

password.

Change User Password

Allows you to change the user password.

You cannot use the user password to

enter the BIOS setup, during POST.

Exit
Exit Options

Provides options to Save Changes and

Exit, Discard Changes and Exit, Load

Optimal Defaults, and Discard

Changes.

Boot Sequence

This feature allows you to change the boot sequence for the bootable devices installed on your computer.

Option Settings

Hard Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the primary hard drive. If no operating system is on the drive, the

computer attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot sequence.

CD Drive — The computer attempts to boot from the CD drive. If no CD is in the drive, or if the CD has no operating

system, the computer attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot sequence.

USB Flash Device — The computer attempts to boot from the USB drive. If no USB is in the drive the computer

attempts to boot from the next bootable device in the boot sequence.

NOTE:

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

documentation.

NOTE:

An error message is generated only after the computer attempts to boot from every device in the boot sequence

and no operating system is found.

Changing Boot Sequence for the Current Boot

For example, you can use this feature to boot your computer from the CD drive so that you can run the Dell Diagnostics from

the Driver and Utilities media and then from the hard drive when the diagnostic tests are complete. You can also use this

feature to boot your computer to a USB device such as a memory key, or CD-RW drive.

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 the DELL logo appears, press immediately.

NOTE:

Keyboard failure may result when a key on the keyboard is held down for an extended period of time. To

avoid possible keyboard failure, press and release in even intervals until the Boot Device Menu appears.

If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows