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yes but it invloves using the BIOS. Do this at own risk!
Shut down your computer then the first screen you see enter setup (usually f8) then use the arrow keys to navigate to boot device tab. Highlight the boot device you want press enter then esc then highlight save and exit and hit enter.
Then once the computer restarts the computer should boot with the device you selected.
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Can an external hard drive be used as a primary drive?
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What drive is a computers hard drive?
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My jetta's shift boot is beat How do you change?
Drive your car off of a cliff
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if your first boot device is an optical drive, this allows you to boot from a recovery disk or live CD in case of hard drive failure or corruption. This can be useful for troubleshooting computer problems.
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There is no official order; the boot order can be set or changed on most modern computers.
