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First Boot Device

Common Options : Floppy, LS/ZIP, HDD-0, SCSI, CDROM, HDD-1, HDD-2, HDD-3, LAN, Disabled

Quick Review

This BIOS feature allows you to select the first device from which the BIOS will attempt to load an operating system. If the BIOS finds and loads an operating system from the device selected through this feature, it won't load another operating system, even if you have one on a different device.

By default, Floppy is the first boot device in practically all motherboards. But, unless you boot often from the floppy drive, it is better to set your hard disk (usually HDD-0) as the first boot device. This will shorten the booting process because the BIOS no longer needs to check the floppy drive for a bootable operating system.

To install operating systems that come on bootable CD-ROMs (i.e. Microsoft Windows XP) in a new hard disk, you will need to select CDROM as the first boot device. This enables you to boot directly from the CD-ROM and load the operating system's installation routine.


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