boot device

A boot device is used to start a computer.

A boot device loads the operating system into the memory of the computer.

For example, the logical contains the system's boot device.

In some ways, I think where there's more potential would be in a dual boot device.

Most operating systems call the first device it uses a boot device.

Data must not be dependent on boot devices.

The boot in boot device is the same as booting (or starting up).

Until recently, it was common for a computer to boot from an external boot device by default.

A web server is a computer with a boot device or other disk containing a web site.

The boot device is the device from which the operating system is loaded.

You'd have thought it would be possible to enable secure boot on certain boot devices but not on others.

They normally 'wake up' add-in cards and searches for the boot device.

The boot device either loads the operating system or gets the operating system from someplace else.

When it is transferred onto a boot device it allows the associated hardware to boot.

It is a plain-text batch file that is located in the root directory of the boot device.

Press f12 to use boot options and select usb boot device.

Requires external boot devices.

It will then check for connected boot devices and attempt to boot from the one with the highest boot priority.

For example, the boot device (system disk) may have the physical name , but it is generally referred to by the logical name .

Limiting the boot device options will not prevent the memory module from being removed from the system and read back on an alternative system either.

This allows the user to choose a boot device, set parameters for backwards compatibility and examine Autoconfig hardware.

A boot device meets a minimum adherence to a basic protocol and will be recognized by a computer's BIOS.

If no boot device is present a screen will be displayed asking the user to insert a boot disk, typically a floppy disk.

In contrast to live CDs, the data contained on the booting device can be changed and additional data stored on the same device.

Boot devices (IBM PC)