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Enabling media and devices for multiboot, Enabling media and devices for multiboot –2 – Compaq 285558-001 User Manual

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Software Guide

MultiBoot (Advanced Users Only)

Enabling Media and Devices for MultiBoot

By default, the notebook can start only from a bootable hard drive
or bootable drive medium in the notebook.

The notebook can start up from the following devices only if they
have been enabled for inclusion in MultiBoot:

NIC

Hard drive inserted into an optional port replicator or
connected by USB

Diskette in diskette drive inserted into an optional port
replicator or connected by USB

Disk in optional, third-party disk drive inserted into an
optional port replicator or connected by USB

CD-ROM, CD-RW, or DVD in optical drive inserted into an
optional port replicator or connected by USB

To enable a device for inclusion in MultiBoot:

1. To open Computer Setup, turn on or restart the notebook,

then press

F10

while the F10 = ROM Based Setup message is

displayed in the lower left of the screen.

To change the language, press

F2.

For navigation instructions, press

F1.

2. Use the arrow keys to select the Advanced menu > Device

Options.

To enable bootable media in USB drives or in drives
inserted into a port replicator, select Enable USB legacy
support.

To enable a NIC, select Internal Network adapter boot.