BIOS load sequence

alankearn

Three questions before I do something stupid

1st link
Is this the normal load sequence or not


http://postimg.cc/Kk9Dr7KJ

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2nd link
If the above sequence is wrong and I clicked

on "Load Setup Defaults" would they be put

into the proper order.


http://postimg.cc/dhr12q7f

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3rd question
If I left them in the order they are in at present
could I reinstall Windows 10 from a flash drive





Thanks

arciere

It doesn't matter really, as long as you have the O.S. on one drive only.

If you want to boot from a USB device, you would normally need to connect the device first and THEN access the BIOS, sometimes if you select Removable Devices without the BIOS recognising the drive first, it doesn't work.

EDIT: So, basically, if you connect a USB drive and the BIOS sees it, 'Removable Device' should get renamed to whatever name the USB drive uses.

GunJack

Personally, I'd move the HDD to last in the boot order, gives you the easier option if you need to boot from a CD/DVD at some point.

AndyPix

As per GunJack , you would normally want any removable media devices such as CDROM , USB etc first in the order and then HDD last ..


Also, you might not be aware that there is usually a key you can press during boot to be presented with a list of boot devices to choose from.
This key varies by manufacturer and on a Dell for example it is F12

arciere

Personally, I have the bootable disk as first option, especially on systems with a CD drive. Sometimes if you forget a DVD/CD in the drive, the system takes longer to boot up as it tries to read what's on the CD first (not necessarily an 'issue', but still).

Also, as AndyPix said, if you don't boot from external drives on a daily basis, you could actually find it easier to use the boot menu rather than change the options in the bios.

Neil_Jones

A lot of computers will try to boot from a personal USB device (pen stick or whatever) if you leave it in over a reboot if the first boot option is set as removable and this can generate a "boot device not found" message or similar which will only resolve itself if you unplug the device and press the reset button.

For this reason I set everything to boot from (internal) Hard Drive only and use the manual boot menu override (typically F12 or ESC) if I need it.

emptybox

"Load Setup Defaults" will change all your BIOS options back to the default factory settings, so I wouldn't press that option if you have any custom settings.

As others have said, there's no 'correct' order as such, but I usually put the CD/DVD drive ahead of the HDD, so I can easily boot from DVD if required.

forgotmyname

Nothing wrong with that setup unless you leave bootable external drives plugged in when starting up the computer.

I have external devices to boot 1st, takes exactly the same amount of time to boot from the internal HD if no external device is used.

almillar

If you remember the time that the floppy drive would buzz, the CD-ROM would wizz, THEN the computer would actually move on to the HDD, you would have HDD at the top of the list!

DoaM

That's because (in the old days) the BIOS couldn't know if there was media in those drives until it tried to access them. It might be different now.

But yes - I remember those days too.

GunJack

almillar wrote: »

If you remember the time that the floppy drive would buzz, the CD-ROM would wizz, THEN the computer would actually move on to the HDD, you would have HDD at the top of the list!

Oh yes, I remember it well.. no great shakes and far easier to boot a system from an external source than trying to mash a boot-order key