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1. Time Required Booting from a USB device usually takes less than 5 to 10 minutes Here s How 1 Change the BIOS boot order so the USB device option is listed first The BIOS is rarely setup this way by default If the USB boot option is not first in the boot order your PC will start normally i e boot from your hard drive without even looking at any boot information that might be on your USB device Note After setting your USB device as the first boot device your computer will check it for boot information each time your PC starts Leaving your computer configured this way shouldn t cause problems unless you plan on leaving the bootable USB device attached all the time 2 Attach the USB device to your computer via any available USB port 3 Restart your computer 4 Watch for a Press any key to boot from external device message On some bootable devices you may be prompted with a message to press a key before the computer will boot to the flash drive or other USB device How to Access the Bios Setup Utility FWY If you do nothing your computer will check for boot information on the next boot device in the list in BIOS see Step 1 which will probably be your hard drive Note Most of the time when trying to boot to a USB device there is no key press prompt The USB boot process usually starts immediately 5 Your computer should now boot from the flash drive or USB based external hard drive If you tried the above steps but y2. Viper Matrix pm800 917gbag v6dp s755max etc e Press Del after the boot process begins to enter the BIOS configuration utility MSI Micro Star k8n k9n p965 865pe 975x k7n2 k9a2 k8t neo p7n p35 x48 x38 etc e Press Del while the Press DEL to enter SETUP message displays on screen after powering on the computer PCChips m810Ir M811 m848a p23g p29g p33g etc How to Access the Bios Setup Utility Fs e Press Del or F1 to enter the BIOS utility SAPPHIRE PURE CrossFire 3200 a9rd580Adv a9rs480 CrossFireX 770 amp 790FX PURE Element 690V etc e Press Del after powering on to get into BIOS Shuttle bare bones and motherboards including ak31 ak32 an35n sn25p ai61 sd37p2 sd39p2 etc e Press Del or Ctrl Alt Esc at the Press DEL to enter SETUP message that appears right after turning on the computer Soyo Press Del during POST Super Micro c2sbx c2sbm pdsba pdsm4 pdsmi p8sc8 p4sbe etc e Press the Del key at any time during the boot process TYAN Tomcat Trinity Thunder Tiger Tempest Tahoe Tachyon Transport and Bigby motherboards including K8BWE 1854 S2895 MP S2460 MPX S2466 K8W S2885 S2895 S2507 etc e After starting the system press the Del or F4 key to start the BIOS setup utility XFX nForce 500 Series 600 Series 700 Series etc e Press Del during the boot process immediately after the computer is turned on BIOS Setup Utility Access Keys for Major BIOS Manuf
3. How to Access the Bios Setup Utility Mii Entering the BIOS on a laptop or PC is actually very easy once you determine which key or combination of keys on your keyboard to press to access the BIOS Follow the easy steps below to access the BIOS setup utility on your computer Difficulty Easy Time Required Accessing the BIOS setup utility for your computer usually takes less than 2 minutes When your computer is powered on check the boot screen for setup key i e DELETE key F8 key F2 key to enter BIOS Setup Utility In the BIOS Setup Utility change the boot mode from UEFI mode to legacy BIOS mode or CSM boot mode and disable the Secure Boot option Here are steps of disabling UEFI secure boot Quick UEFI Bios access on Windows 8 and 8 1 Watch the video on MasterBootKey Com Option 1 UEFI Bios access 1 Power on the system and while the boot logo appears press F2 key on your system it may be a different key to press SEE LIST to enter the BIOS 2 Select Security tab and set the secure Boot to Disabled 3 Select advanced tab and go to System Configuration 4 Set the Boot Mode to CSM Boot 5 Press F10 key to save and exit 6 Press F12 key at logo screen to toggle between the bootable devices and choose the medium which you want to boot from Note Once you are finished and you want to return back to normal operation you need to revert the BIOS settings The installed Windows 8 OS will not boot up if you do not revert the BIOS
4. acturers Accessing BIOS is usually a very easy thing to do However if you ve tried the basic BIOS access steps and still can t get in there s still hope My first suggestion would be to take a look at one or both of these lists of BIOS access keys Every computer s motherboard has a BIOS manufacturer so if neither of the above BIOS resources help this list of BIOS access keyboard commands based on the original BIOS manufacturer should get you in without a problem As your computer boots up look for one of the following BIOS manufacturer s names to flash on the screen The BIOS manufacturer name usually appears as a logo in the top left corner or as text at the very bottom of the screen After verifying the creator of the BIOS on your system reference the following list and use the appropriate keyboard command to access the BIOS setup utility AMI American Megatrends AMIBIOS AMI BIOS e Press Del when after powering on the computer e Some older motherboards that use AMIBIOS may prompt for the F1 or F2 key instead Award Software now part of Phoenix Technologies AwardBIOS Award BIOS e Press the Del key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility on nearly all AwardBIOS powered motherboards e Some older systems using Award s BIOS software asked for Ctrl Alt Esc to enter BIOS DTK Datatech Enterprises DTK BIOS Press the Esc key to enter BIOS right after powering on the PC Microid Research MR BIOS Press F1 to ac
5. cess the BIOS setup utility Phoenix Technologies Phoenix BIOS Phoenix Award BIOS Press Del during the Power On Self Test immediately after the computer starts How to Access the Bios Setup Utility Many older Phoenix BIOS systems required Ctrl Alt Esc Ctrl Alt Ins or Ctrl Alt S to access BIOS If you re still having troubles entering BIOS or can t figure out what company supplied the BIOS on your motherboard here are some keyboard commands you might want to randomly try in addition to the any of the ones listed above F3 F4 F10 F12 Tab Esc Ctrl Alt F3 Ctrl Alt Del Ctrl Alt Shift Del using Del from the keypad Ctrl Insert Ctrl Shift Esc Fn any F function key on some laptops The list of BIOS access keyboard commands in this manual is a work in progress so any input from you would be very helpful If you have any BIOS access information for any other BIOS manufacturer or if you find a mistake please let me know so can keep this popular listing up to date How To Boot From The Master Boot Key When you boot from a USB device what you re actually doing is running your computer with the operating system that s installed on the USB device When you start your computer normally you re running with the operating system installed on your hard drive Windows Linux etc Follow these easy steps to boot from a flash drive an external hard drive or some other bootable USB device Difficulty Easy
6. eTower eOne S Series T Series e Press Tab or Del while the eMachine logo displays on screen e Other eMachine computers may use F2 to enter BIOS Fujitsu LifeBook Esprimo Amilo Tablet DeskPower e Press F2 once the Fujitsu logo appears Gateway DX FX One GM GT GX Profile Astro e Press the F1 key repeatedly after restarting the computer e Some older Gateway computers use F2 to access the BIOS Setup utility How to Access the Bios Setup Utility E Hewlett Packard HP Pavilion TouchSmart Vectra OmniBook Tablet e Press the F1 F10 or F11 key after restarting the computer e HP Tablet PCs may use F10 or F12 e Other HP computers may allow access to BIOS using the F2 or Esc keys IBM PC XT AT Press F1 immediately after powering on the computer e Older IBM computers including some laptops may utilize the F2 key for BIOS entry Lenovo formerly IBM ThinkPad IdeaPad 3000 Series ThinkCentre ThinkStation e Press F1 or F2 after powering on the computer e Older Lenovo products allow access to BIOS using Citrl Alt F3 Ctrl Alt Ins or Fn F1 Micron MPC Computers ClientPro TransPort e Press F1 F2 or Del immediately after powering on the PC NEC PowerMate Versa W Series e Press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup Packard Bell 8900 Series 9000 Series Pulsar Platinum EasyNote imedia iextreme e Press F1 F2 or Del to enter BIOS Samsung Series x laptops e Press F2 to start the BIOS setup
7. for accessing your computer s BIOS and haven t had much luck trust me when I say you re not alone There are hundreds of computer manufacturers out there and each seem to have their own idea when it comes to designating a key sequence to enter BIOS There are often even huge differences in BIOS access methods between different models made by the same company This list of BIOS access keyboard commands is a work in progress meaning need your help If you have any additional BIOS access information to pass on or if you find a mistake please let me know Acer Aspire Power Veriton Extensa Ferrari TravelMate Altos Press Del or F2 immediately after powering on e The Acer Veriton L480G uses F12 e The BIOS on the Acer Altos 600 server uses the Ctrl Alt Esc key and the F1 key for advanced options e Older Acer computers may use also use the F1 or Ctrl Alt Esc keys to access BIOS Compag Presario Prolinea Deskpro Systempro Portable e Press F10 while the cursor in the top right corner of the screen is blinking e Older Compag computers may use the F1 F2 F10 or Del key to give access to BIOS Dell XPS Dimension Inspiron Latitude OptiPlex Precision Vostro e Press F2 when the Dell logo appears Press every few seconds until the message Entering Setup appears e Older Dell desktops and laptops may instead use Ctrl Alt Enter or Del to enter BIOS e Older Dell laptops may use Fn Esc or Fn F1 eMachines eMonster
8. other ASUS motherboards use Ins and some like the p5bw le use F10 instead BFG 680i 8800gtx 6800gt 7600gt 7800gs 7950gt etc e Press Del when the enter setup message briefly displays at the bottom of the screen after powering on the computer BIOSTAR 6100 550 7050 965pt k8m800 p4m80 ta690g tf7050 etc e Press the Del key while the full screen logo is showing on screen immediately after starting the computer DFI LANParty Ultra Expert Infinity 975x NF3 NF4 cfx3200 p965 rs482 etc e Press the Del key when the Press DEL to enter setup message appears immediately after the memory test ECS Elitegroup k7s5a k7vta3 741gx 755 a2 945p c51gm gf7100pvt p4m800 etc e Press either the Del or F1 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility EVGA 790i 780i 750i 680i 650i e 7150 630i e 7100 630i 590 etc e Enter BIOS by pressing Del immediately after powering on the computer Foxconn c51xem2aa 6150bk8mc 6150bk8ma c51gu01 etc e Press Del to enter the BIOS Setup Utility GIGABYTE ds3 p35 965p dq6 ds3r k8ns etc e Press Del during POST right after the computer is turned on Intel d101ggc d815eea d845 d850gb d865glc d875pbz d945gccr d946gtp d975xbx etc e Press F2 during the initial boot process to enter the BIOS setup utility JetWay jm26gt3 ha04 j7f8e hi03 ji31gm3 jp901dmp 775gt1 loge etc e Enter BIOS setup by powering on the computer and pressing Del immediately Mach Speed
9. our computer did not boot from the USB device check out some of the tips below Tips 1 Recheck the boot order in BIOS Step 1 The number one reason a bootable flash drive or other USB device won t boot is because BIOS is not configured to check the USB port first 2 Didn t find a USB Device boot order listing in BIOS If your computer was manufactured around 2001 or before it may not have this ability If your computer is newer check for some other ways that the USB option might be worded In some BIOS versions it s called Removable Devices or External Devices 3 Remove other USB devices Other connected USB devices like printers external media card readers etc could be consuming too much power or causing some other problem which is preventing the computer from booting from flash drive or other device Unplug all other USB devices and try again 4 Switch to another USB port The BIOS on some motherboards only check the first few USB ports Switch to another USB port and restart your computer
10. settings The exact menu option in your motherboard s BIOS may differ but look for phrases like Boot Mode Boot List Option UEFI Legacy Boot Priority UEFI Boot etc For example in ASUS desktop or laptop computers you need to enable the Launch CSM option and disable the Secure Boot Control or Fast Boot option Option 2 Bios access Here s How 1 Turn on your PC or restart it if it s already on 2 Watch for the entering setup message in the first few seconds after turning on your computer This message varies greatly from computer to computer and also includes the key or keys you need to press to enter BIOS Here are some common ways you might see this BIOS access message e Press key to enter setup e Setup key e Enter BIOS by pressing key Press key to enter BIOS setup e Press key to access BIOS e Press key to access system configuration Quickly press the key or keys instructed by the previous message to get into BIOS Note You may need to press the BIOS access key several times to enter BIOS Don t hold the key down or press it too many times or your system may error or lock up If that happens just restart and try again If you don t catch the key sequence needed to get into the BIOS check out the tips below or reference one of these lists How to Access the Bios Setup Utility FY Tips 1 See a picture instead of a message Your computer ma
11. utility Sharp Notebook Laptops Actius UltraLite e Press F2 after the computer starts e Some very old Sharp PCs require a Setup Diagnostics Disk to access BIOS Shuttle Glamor G Series D vo Prima P2 Series Workstation X Mini XPC Surveillance e Press F2 or Del on startup Sony VAIO PCG Series VGN Series e Press F1 F2 or F3 after turning on the computer Toshiba Port g Satellite Tecra Equium e Press F1 or Esc after powering on to access BIOS Press F12 on a Toshiba Equium The following companies are either closed for business or no longer manufacture or support mainstream computers systems so verifying the following BIOS access information is nearly impossible have included what could dig up for anyone who might be interested ARI ALR AST Advantage e Press the Ctrl Alt Esc or Ctrl Alt Del keys Cybermax e Press the Esc key Tandon e Press the Ctrl Shift Esc keys How to Access the Bios Setup Utility Medion e Use the Del key BIOS Setup Utility Access Keys for Popular Motherboards abit ab9 an7 an8 av8 aw9d be6 bh6 ic7 in9 ip35 kn8 kn9 etc e Press Del while the PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUPmessage is displayed to access the BIOS setup utility ASRock 4coredual 775dual 939dual k7s41gx p4v88 k7vm3 etc e Press F2 right after the computer starts up ASUS p5b a7v600 a7v8x a8n a8v k8v m2n p5k p5n etc e Press Del right after starting the computer to enter BIOS Some
12. y be configured to show your computer s logo instead of important BIOS messages Press Esc or Tab while the logo is showing to remove it 2 See the message but didn t catch which key to press Some computers start too quickly to see the BIOS access message If this happens press the Pause Break key on your keyboard to freeze the screen during startup Press any key to unpause your computer and continue booting 3 Having troubles pausing the startup screen If you re having problems pressing that pause button in time turn on your computer with your keyboard unplugged You should receive a keyboard error which will pause the startup process long enough for you to see the keys necessary to enter BIOS 4 Tried everything and still can t get in Some PCs with both PS 2 and USB connections are configured to only allow USB input after the POST This means that if you re using a USB keyboard it could be impossible to access BIOS In that case you d need to connect an older PS 2 keyboard to your PC to access BIOS 5 Accessing the BIOS is independent of any operating system on your computer because the BIOS is part of your motherboard hardware It doesn t matter if your PC is running Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Linux Unix or no operating system at all any instructions for entering the BIOS setup utility will be the same Having trouble getting in to your computer s BIOS setup utility If you ve tried the basic steps
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