Hi, I'm new to the list am already learning a lot.

At a PC Maintenance and Repair class, the instructor discussed this topic and
showed the class how-to. A remark he made explained the boot order.  In case of
a crash, the computer has to boot from the a: drive in order to let you correct
the problem.  A student brought up that almost always--now--software comes on cd
roms.  He showed everyone how to change the boot order to a:/cd rom/ c:.

Is there a reason someone would want to go directly to c: and if so, how could
the user get into the computer again (if crashed) if a: isn't first?

Thanks,  Brenda

Leigh Jennings wrote:

> hi
> Hit the delete key when your computer is booting up and displays the
> message "Hit del to edit bios"
> One of the options in the bios is the boot sequence, this is where you tell
> it which drives to check and in what order.
> Caution: If you are not familiar with the bios be very careful and do not
> change anything but the boot order, and make sure that you let the computer
> boot to the hard drive C: because without that you wont get windows at all.
>
> Leigh Jennings
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> >Could someone please remind me how to set a computer NOT to check for the A
> >drive when it boots up? I did this on my old computer, but I can't remember
> >how I did it. I am running WindowsME.
> >Thanks,
> >Susan Hays
>
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