On 03/08/10 13:08, Rob Beard wrote: <snip /> > Generally the idea is you set your machine to boot from another device > other than the hard drive. On a lot of machines these days it can be > done as a temporary option (say only once) by pressing one of the F keys > on the BIOS screen. IIRC on IBM's (and Dells) the key you need to press
Also, you can more often than not set a boot device *priority* so you don't need to play about with it often, e.g. Boot Order: 1st: CD 2nd: USB 3rd HDD Then, when you turn the machine on, if there is no CD in the tray, and no bootable USB device plugged in it will boot from the HDD. Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
