Check key to press at boot Below is a list of PC brands with their corresponding hot-keys. Manufacturer | Type | Models | Boot Menu | Boot Once | BIOS Key | Change Priority |
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ACER | | | Esc, F12, F9 | | Del, F2 | | ACER | netbook | AspireOne, Aspire Timeline | F12 | | F2 | | ACER | netbook | Aspire v3, v5, v7 | F12 | The "F12 Boot Menu" must be enabled in BIOS. It is disabled by default. | F2 | | APPLE | | After 2006 | Option | | | | ASUS | desktop | | F8 | | F9 | | ASUS | laptop | | Esc | | F9 | | ASUS | laptop | R503C | F8 | | DEL | | ASUS | netbook | Eee PC 1025c | Esc | | F2 | Boot Tab, Boot Device Priority, 1st Boot Device, Removable Device, F10 | COMPAQ | | Presario | Esc, F9 | | F10 | BIOS "Advanced Tab", Boot Order | DELL | desktop | Dimension, Inspiron, Latitude | F12 | Select "USB Flash Drive" | F2 | | DELL | desktop | Inspiron One 2020, 2305, 2320, 2330 All-In-One | F12 | Select "USB Flash Drive" | F2 | | DELL | laptop | Inspiron | F12 | Select "USB Storage Device" | F2 | Settings->General->Boot Sequence->"USB Storage Device", then up arrow, [Apply]--[Exit] | DELL | laptop | Precision | F12 | Select "USB Storage Device" from boot menu | F12 | | EMACHINES | | | F12 | | Tab, Del | | HP | generic | | Esc, F9 | | Esc, F10, F1 | | HP | desktop | Media Center | Esc | | F10 | BIOS "Advanced" tab, Boot Order, Move "USB Device" before "Hard Drive" | HP | desktop | Pavilion 23 All In One | Esc | Select boot media from the menu | F10 | BIOS "Advanced" tab, Boot Order, Move "USB Device" before "Hard Drive". For non-UEFI media, disable secure boot and enable legacy support | HP | desktop | Pavilion g6 and g7 | Esc | | F10 | BIOS "Advanced" tab, Boot Order, Move "USB Device" before "Hard Drive" | HP | desktop | Pavilion HPE PC, h8-1287c | Esc | Then F9 for "Boot Menu" | Esc F10 | Storage tab, Boot Order, Legacy Boot Sources | HP | desktop | Pavilion PC, p6 2317c | Esc | Then F9 for "Boot Menu" | Esc F10 | Storage tab, Boot Order, Legacy Boot Sources | HP | desktop | Pavilion PC, p7 1297cb | Esc | Then F9 for "Boot Menu" | Esc F10 | Storage tab, Boot Order, Legacy Boot Sources | HP | desktop | TouchSmart 520 PC | Esc | Then F9 for "Boot Menu" | Esc F10 | Storage tab, Boot Order, Legacy Boot Sources | HP | laptop | 2000 | Esc | Select "Patriot Memory" on the Boot Option Menu | Esc | | HP | notebook | Pavilion | Esc | | F10 | BIOS "Advanced" tab, Boot Order, Move "USB Device" before "Hard Drive" | HP | notebook | ENVY dv6 and dv7 PC | Esc | Then F9 for "Boot Menu" | Esc | F10 Storage tab, Boot Order, Legacy Boot Sources | INTEL | | | F10 | | | | LENOVO | desktop | | F12, F8, F10 | | F1, F2 | | LENOVO | laptop | | F12 | | F1, F2 | | LENOVO | laptop | IdeaPad P500 | F12 or Fn + F11 | | F2 | | NEC | | | F5 | | F2 | | PACKARD BELL | | | F8 | | F1, Del | | SAMSUNG | | | F12, Esc | | | | SAMSUNG | netbook | NC10 | Esc | | F2 | Boot Tab, Select "Boot Device Priority", Press Return, Up/Down to Highlight, F6/F5 to change priority | SAMSUNG | ultrabook | Series 5 Ultra and Series 7 Chronos | Esc | | F2 | Boot Tab, Select "Boot Device Priority", Press Return, Up/Down to Highlight, F6/F5 to change priority | SHARP | | | | | F2 | | SONY | | VAIO, PCG, VGN | F11 | | F1, F2, F3 | | SONY | | VGN Esc | F10 | | F2 | BIOS "BOOT" section, "External Device Boot" enabled | TOSHIBA | | Protege, Satellite, Tecra | F12 | | F1, Esc | | TOSHIBA | | Equium F12 | F12 | | F12 |
|
|
Check
key
to
press
at
boot
Below
is
a
list
of
PC
brands
with
their
corresponding
hot-keys.
Manufacturer
|
Type
|
Models
|
Boot
Menu
|
Boot
Once
|
BIOS
Key
|
Change
Priority
|
ACER
|
|
|
Esc,
F12,
F9
|
|
Del,
F2
|
|
ACER
|
netbook
|
AspireOne,
Aspire
Timeline
|
F12
|
|
F2
|
|
ACER
|
netbook
|
Aspire
v3,
v5,
v7
|
F12
|
The
"F12
Boot
Menu"
must
be
enabled
in
BIOS.
It
is
disabled
by
default.
|
F2
|
|
APPLE
|
|
After
2006
|
Option
|
|
|
|
ASUS
|
desktop
|
|
F8
|
|
F9
|
|
ASUS
|
laptop
|
|
Esc
|
|
F9
|
|
ASUS
|
laptop
|
R503C
|
F8
|
|
DEL
|
|
ASUS
|
netbook
|
Eee
PC
1025c
|
Esc
|
|
F2
|
Boot
Tab,
Boot
Device
Priority,
1st
Boot
Device,
Removable
Device,
F10
|
COMPAQ
|
|
Presario
|
Esc,
F9
|
|
F10
|
BIOS
"Advanced
Tab",
Boot
Order
|
DELL
|
desktop
|
Dimension,
Inspiron,
Latitude
|
F12
|
Select
"USB
Flash
Drive"
|
F2
|
|
DELL
|
desktop
|
Inspiron
One
2020,
2305,
2320,
2330
All-In-One
|
F12
|
Select
"USB
Flash
Drive"
|
F2
|
|
DELL
|
laptop
|
Inspiron
|
F12
|
Select
"USB
Storage
Device"
|
F2
|
Settings->General->Boot
Sequence->"USB
Storage
Device",
then
up
arrow,
[Apply]--[Exit]
|
DELL
|
laptop
|
Precision
|
F12
|
Select
"USB
Storage
Device"
from
boot
menu
|
F12
|
|
EMACHINES
|
|
|
F12
|
|
Tab,
Del
|
|
HP
|
generic
|
|
Esc,
F9
|
|
Esc,
F10,
F1
|
|
HP
|
desktop
|
Media
Center
|
Esc
|
|
F10
|
BIOS
"Advanced"
tab,
Boot
Order,
Move
"USB
Device"
before
"Hard
Drive"
|
HP
|
desktop
|
Pavilion
23
All
In
One
|
Esc
|
Select
boot
media
from
the
menu
|
F10
|
BIOS
"Advanced"
tab,
Boot
Order,
Move
"USB
Device"
before
"Hard
Drive".
For
non-UEFI
media,
disable
secure
boot
and
enable
legacy
support
|
HP
|
desktop
|
Pavilion
g6
and
g7
|
Esc
|
|
F10
|
BIOS
"Advanced"
tab,
Boot
Order,
Move
"USB
Device"
before
"Hard
Drive"
|
HP
|
desktop
|
Pavilion
HPE
PC,
h8-1287c
|
Esc
|
Then
F9
for
"Boot
Menu"
|
Esc
F10
|
Storage
tab,
Boot
Order,
Legacy
Boot
Sources
|
HP
|
desktop
|
Pavilion
PC,
p6
2317c
|
Esc
|
Then
F9
for
"Boot
Menu"
|
Esc
F10
|
Storage
tab,
Boot
Order,
Legacy
Boot
Sources
|
HP
|
desktop
|
Pavilion
PC,
p7
1297cb
|
Esc
|
Then
F9
for
"Boot
Menu"
|
Esc
F10
|
Storage
tab,
Boot
Order,
Legacy
Boot
Sources
|
HP
|
desktop
|
TouchSmart
520
PC
|
Esc
|
Then
F9
for
"Boot
Menu"
|
Esc
F10
|
Storage
tab,
Boot
Order,
Legacy
Boot
Sources
|
HP
|
laptop
|
2000
|
Esc
|
Select
"Patriot
Memory"
on
the
Boot
Option
Menu
|
Esc
|
|
HP
|
notebook
|
Pavilion
|
Esc
|
|
F10
|
BIOS
"Advanced"
tab,
Boot
Order,
Move
"USB
Device"
before
"Hard
Drive"
|
HP
|
notebook
|
ENVY
dv6
and
dv7
PC
|
Esc
|
Then
F9
for
"Boot
Menu"
|
Esc
|
F10
Storage
tab,
Boot
Order,
Legacy
Boot
Sources
|
INTEL
|
|
|
F10
|
|
|
|
LENOVO
|
desktop
|
|
F12,
F8,
F10
|
|
F1,
F2
|
|
LENOVO
|
laptop
|
|
F12
|
|
F1,
F2
|
|
LENOVO
|
laptop
|
IdeaPad
P500
|
F12
or
Fn
+
F11
|
|
F2
|
|
NEC
|
|
|
F5
|
|
F2
|
|
PACKARD
BELL
|
|
|
F8
|
|
F1,
Del
|
|
SAMSUNG
|
|
|
F12,
Esc
|
|
|
|
SAMSUNG
|
netbook
|
NC10
|
Esc
|
|
F2
|
Boot
Tab,
Select
"Boot
Device
Priority",
Press
Return,
Up/Down
to
Highlight,
F6/F5
to
change
priority
|
SAMSUNG
|
ultrabook
|
Series
5
Ultra
and
Series
7
Chronos
|
Esc
|
|
F2
|
Boot
Tab,
Select
"Boot
Device
Priority",
Press
Return,
Up/Down
to
Highlight,
F6/F5
to
change
priority
|
SHARP
|
|
|
|
|
F2
|
|
SONY
|
|
VAIO,
PCG,
VGN
|
F11
|
|
F1,
F2,
F3
|
|
SONY
|
|
VGN
Esc
|
F10
|
|
F2
|
BIOS
"BOOT"
section,
"External
Device
Boot"
enabled
|
TOSHIBA
|
|
Protege,
Satellite,
Tecra
|
F12
|
|
F1,
Esc
|
|
TOSHIBA
|
|
Equium
F12
|
F12
|
|
F12
|
|
|