How to use BootIt Next Generation - The Boot Menu |
BootIt Next Generation offers two types of boot menus: Normal Boot Menu and Direct Boot Menu. |
| Normal Boot Menu: |
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| The Normal Boot Menu is used frequently, especially it supports more than four partitions. |
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The Normal Boot Menu (Boot Menu) displays the specific boot items configured for it. Click to
select an item or use the keyboard arrow keys. You can boot an item using this menu in the
following ways: |
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Double click the item. |
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Select the item, and then press Enter. |
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Select the item, and then click Boot. |
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Press the associated shortcut key for the item (such as X for Windows XP). |
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Select the item, press and hold the Alt key, and then press the N key (Alt+N) to perform a
one time Boot Next Device, Alt+S to perform a one time BIOS Sequence, or Alt+F to
perform a one time Floppy boot. (This option requires the maintenance password if needed.) |
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Select the item, and then press and hold down the left Shift key while selecting boot to
perform a simulated boot that only updates the partition table. You’ll hear a beep when
performing this option (if your internal speakers work). |
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| Set up the Normal Boot Menu |
| 1. On the Edit menu, click Boot Menu. Alternatively, from the main maintenance screen, click Boot Edit. |
2. In the Boot Menu dialog box (the screen dispalyed above), do any of the
following: |
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To rearrange the order of the items, select an item, and then click Move Up or Move Down as appropriate. |
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To delete an item, select the item that you want to delete, and then click Delete. |
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To create a menu item, click Add, and then refer to the following screen capture and Add
or edit a normal boot menu item. |
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To edit a menu item, select the item that you want to modify, click Edit, and then refer to
the following screen capture and Add or edit a normal boot menu item. |
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| Direct Boot Menu |
| The Direct Boot Menu dialog box displays all enabled partitions—those that haven’t been
disabled. From the Direct Boot Menu, just double-click an entry to boot from it. The Active,
Swap, and Hide columns of the menu indicate the setting for that partition or volume (unless
partitions are not limited, in which case booting from the Direct Boot Menu makes only the
partition being booted visible; all other partitions will be hidden). |
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Boot an item using the Direct Boot Menu |
| 1. If the Direct Boot menu is not configured as the default menu, then, on the Normal boot
menu, click Direct Boot. |
2. In the Direct Boot Menu dialog box (as seen in The Direct Boot Menu), do any of the
following: |
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The Active column indicates whether or not the partition or volume is active. To set the active partition, select an item, and then press the space bar. |
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The Swap column indicates whether or not the hard disk being booted will be swapped
with HD0. To change swap options, select the item, and then each press of the F4 key cycles though
the options for this column. (Alternatively, on the Item menu, click the appropriate
option.) |
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The Hide column indicates how and what partitions will be hidden. To change hide options, select the item, and then each press of the F6 key cycles though
the options for this column. |
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