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                                            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 | 
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                                           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 | 
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                                           | 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 | 
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