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Table 12. Boot Screen Options

Hard Drive Submenu

Option

Function

Boot-time Diagnostic Screen When set to Disabled (default), this option allows only the blue Dell logo screen to appear during POST. If set to

Enabled, this option allows the POST diagnostics test results to be displayed on the screen during POST.

QuickBoot Mode

When set to Enabled, this option shortens POST by eliminating some tests. If set to Disabled (default), all POST
tests occur.

Restore On AC/Power Loss

Determines what state the system enters when AC power is restored after a power loss. Settings are as follows:

l

Last State (default)

– System returns to the state it was in when power was lost.

l

Stay off

– System stays off when power is restored; you must press the power button to restore power.

l

Power On

– System turns on when power is restored.

On LAN

Determines how the system responds to a Wakeup On LAN event. The selections are Power On (default) or
Stay Off.

First Boot Device

Determines which device the system tries to boot from first. Use the up- or down-arrow key to to highlight a
device, and press the plus (+) or minus (-) key to move the item up or down the list. Settings for this option are as
follows:

l

Removable Devices (default)

– Normally diskette drive A

l

Hard Drive

– Hard-disk drive connected to primary EIDE channel

l

ATAPI CD-ROM Drive

– CD-ROM drive

l

Network Boot

– Drive on the network server

Second Boot Device

Determines which device the system tries to boot from if it cannot boot from the device selected for First Boot
Device. Settings for this option are the same as for First Boot Device.

Third Boot Device

Determines which device the system tries to boot from if it cannot boot from the device selected for First Boot
Device
or Second Boot Device. Settings for this option are the same as for First Boot Device.

Fourth Boot Device

Determines which device the system tries to boot from if it cannot boot from the device selected for First Boot
Device, Second Boot Device or Third Boot Device. Settings for this option are the same as for First Boot
Device.

Hard Drive

Displays order of bootable hard-disk drives. See

Hard Drive submenu

.

Removable Devices

Displays a list of removable devices. See

Removable Devices submenu

.