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Clearing cmos settings, Changing boot sequence for future boots – Dell XPS 730x (Early 2009) User Manual

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desktop, then shut down your computer and try again.

4. At the Boot Device Menu, use the up- and down- arrow keys or press the appropriate number on the keyboard to

highlight the device that is to be used for the current boot only, and then press .

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 ensure that your device is bootable, check the device

documentation.

Changing Boot Sequence for Future Boots

1. Enter system setup (see

Entering System Setup

).

2. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Boot Sequence menu option and press to access the menu.

NOTE:

Make a note of 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 plus (+) or minus (–) to move a selected device up or down the list.

Clearing CMOS Settings

NOTE:

This procedure does not clear or reset system and setup passwords.

1. Follow the procedures in

Before You Begin

.

2. Power down the computer and remove the power cord.

3. Power off all external peripherals.

4. Remove the computer cover (see

Replacing the Computer Cover

).

5. Locate the Reset CMOS jumpers on the system board (see

System Board Components

).

6. Remove jumper from pins 2 and 3.

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