User's Manual

Chapter 4: System Recovery

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Boot Booster

The Boot Booster item in BIOS setup helps shorten your Eee PC

bootup time. However, you MUST disable this BIOS item before you

change any Eee PC components or perform system recovery (from

USB ﬂash disk, external optical drive or hidden partition). Follow the

instructions below to disable Boot Booster:

1. Start the system and press <F2> on bootup to show the POST

screen. Press <F2> again to enter the BIOS setup.

BIOS SETUP UTILITY

Main Advanced Security Boot Exit

Boot Device Priority

Boot Settings Conﬁguration

OnBoard LAN Boot ROM [Enabled]

Boot Booster [Disabled]

←→ Select Screen

↑↓ Select Item

Enter Go to Sub Screen

F1 General Help

F10 Save and Exit

ESC Exit

Speciﬁes the Boot

Device Priority

sequence.

A virtual ﬂoppy disk

drive (Floppy Drive B:

) may appear when you

set the CD-ROM drive

as the ﬁrst boot

device.

3. Press <F10> to save the conﬁguration and restart Eee PC.

If you fail to see the POST screen or enter the BIOS setup by

doing the instruction above, restart the system and try pressing

<F2> repeatedly on bootup.

2. Set Boot Booster to [Disabled]

Remember to enable Boot Booster after you complete hardware

change or system recovery.