Boot Menu Reference List

Manufacture BIOS/UEF Change

Type Models Boot Menu Boot Once
r I Key Priority

Acer     Esc, F12, F9   Del, F2  

Acer netbook Aspire One zg5, zg8 F12   F2  

Acer netbook Aspire Timeline F12   F2  

The "F12 Boot

Menu" must
be enabled in
Acer netbook Aspire v3, v5, v7 F12 F2  
BIOS. It is
disabled by
default.

Apple   After 2006 Option      

Asus desktop   F8   F9  

VivoBook f200ca,
f202e, q200e, s200e,
s400ca, s500ca, u38n,
Asus laptop Esc   Delete  
v500ca, v550ca, v551,
x200ca, x202e,
x550ca, z202e

Disable "Fast
Boot" and
N550JV, N750JV, "Secure Boot
N550LF, Rog g750jh, Control" in
Asus laptop Esc F2  
Rog g750jw, Rog order to boot
g750jx from MBR
formatted
media.

Disable "Fast
Zenbook Infinity
Boot" and
ux301, Infinity
"Secure Boot
ux301la, Prime ux31a,
Control" in
Asus laptop Prime ux32vd, R509C, Esc F2  
order to boot
Taichi 21, Touch
from MBR
u500vz, Transformer
formatted
Book TX300
media.

k25f, k35e, k34u,

k35u, k43u, k46cb,
k52f, k53e, k55a,
k60ij, k70ab, k72f,
k73e, k73s, k84l,
k93sm, k93sv, k95vb,
k501, k601, R503C,
Asus notebook x32a, x35u, x54c, F8   DEL  
x61g, x64c, x64v,
x75a, x83v, x83vb,
x90, x93sv, x95gl,
x101ch, x102ba,
x200ca, x202e, x301a,
x401a, x401u, x501a,
x502c, x750ja

Boot Tab, Boot

Device Priority,
Asus netbook Eee PC 1015, 1025c Esc   F2 1st Boot Device,
Removable
Device, F10
 BIOS "Advanced
Compaq   Presario Esc, F9   F10
Tab", Boot Order

Dimension, Inspiron, Select "USB

Dell desktop F12 F2  
Latitude, Optiplex Flash Drive".

Alienware Aurora,
Inspiron One 20,
Inspiron 23 Touch,
Inspiron 620, 630,
Select "USB
Dell desktop 650, 660s, Inspiron F12 F2  
Flash Drive".
3000, X51, XPS 8300,
XPS 8500, XPS 8700,
XPS 18 Touch, XPS 27
Touch

Inspiron One 2020,

Select "USB
Dell desktop 2305, 2320, 2330 All- F12 F2  
Flash Drive".
In-One

Inspiron 11 3000
Settings-
series touch, 14z
>General->Boot
Ultrabook, 14 7000 Select "USB
Sequence->"USB
Dell laptop series touch, 15z F12 Storage F2
Storage Device",
Ultrabook touch, 15 Device"
then up arrow,
7000 series touch, 17
[Apply]--[Exit]
7000 series touch

Settings-
Inspiron 14R non-
>General->Boot
touch, 15 non-touch, Select "USB
Sequence->"USB
Dell laptop 15R non-touch, 17 F12 Storage F2
Storage Device",
non-touch, 17R non- Device"
then up arrow,
touch
[Apply]--[Exit]

Latitude c400, c600,

c640, d610, d620,
Select "USB
d630, d830, e5520,
Storage
Dell laptop e6320, e6400, e6410, F12 F2  
Device" from
e6420, e6430, e6500,
boot menu.
e6520, 6430u
Ultrabook, x300

Precision m3800,
Select "USB
m4400, m4700,
Storage
Dell laptop m4800, m6500, F12 F2  
Device" from
m6600, m6700,
boot menu.
m6800

Alienware 14,
Alienware 17,
Select "USB
Alienware 18, XPS 11
Storage
Dell laptop 2-in-1, XPS 12 2-in-1, F12 F2  
Device" from
XPS 13, XPS 14
boot menu.
Ultrabook, XPS 15
Touch,

eMachines     F12   Tab, Del  

Fujitsu     F12   F2  

Esc, F10,
HP generic   Esc, F9    
F1

HP desktop Pavilion Media Center Esc   F10 BIOS "Advanced"

a1477c tab, Boot Order,
Move "USB
Device" before
 "Hard Drive"

UEFI/BIOS
"Advanced" tab,
Boot Order,
Move "USB
Select boot
Device" before
HP desktop Pavilion 23 All In One Esc media from F10
"Hard Drive". For
the menu.
non-UEFI media,
disable secure
boot and enable
legacy support.

Pavilion Elite e9000,

HP desktop e9120y, e9150t, Esc, F9   F10  
e9220y, e9280t

UEFI/BIOS
"Advanced" tab,
Boot Order,
HP desktop Pavilion g6 and g7 Esc   F10
Move "USB
Device" before
"Hard Drive"

F10, Storage
Pavilion HPE PC, h8- Then F9 for tab, Boot Order,
HP desktop Esc Esc
1287c "Boot Menu" Legacy Boot
Sources

F10, Storage
Then F9 for tab, Boot Order,
HP desktop Pavilion PC, p6 2317c Esc Esc
"Boot Menu" Legacy Boot
Sources

F10, Storage
Then F9 for tab, Boot Order,
HP desktop Pavilion PC, p7 1297cb Esc Esc
"Boot Menu" Legacy Boot
Sources

F10, Storage
Then F9 for tab, Boot Order,
HP desktop TouchSmart 520 PC Esc Esc
"Boot Menu" Legacy Boot
Sources

Then F9 for
"Boot Menu". Then F10,
Select Storage tab,
HP laptop 2000 Esc "Patriot Esc Boot Order,
Memory" on Legacy Boot
the Boot Sources
Option Menu.

BIOS "Advanced"
tab, Boot Order,
HP notebook Pavilion g4 Esc   F10 Move "USB
Device" before
"Hard Drive"

ENVY x2, m4, m4-

1015dx, m4-1115dx, Then F10,
sleekbook m6, m6- Storage tab,
Then F9 for
HP notebook 1105dx, m6-1205dx, Esc Esc Boot Order,
"Boot Menu"
m6-k015dx, m6- Legacy Boot
k025dx, touchsmart Sources
m7

HP notebook Envy, dv6 and dv7 PC, Esc Then F9 for Esc Then F10,
dv9700, Spectre 14, "Boot Menu" Storage tab,
 Boot Order,
Spectre 13 Legacy Boot
Sources

Then F10,
2000 - 2a20nr,
Storage tab,
2a53ca, 2b16nr, Then F9 for
HP notebook Esc Esc Boot Order,
2b89wm, 2c29wm, "Boot Menu"
Legacy Boot
2d29wm
Sources

BIOS "Advanced"
Probook 4520s, 4525s,
tab, Boot Order,
4540s, 4545s, 5220m,
HP notebook Esc   F10 Move "USB
5310m, 5330m,
Device" before
5660b, 5670b
"Hard Drive"

BIOS "Boot" tab,

Boot Device
Priority, Hard
HP tower Pavilion a410n Esc   F1 Drive Boot
Priority, Move
"USB-HDD0" up
to #1 position.

Intel     F10      

Lenovo desktop   F12, F8, F10   F1, F2  

Lenovo laptop   F12   F1, F2  

ThinkPad edge, e431,

e531, e545, helix,
l440, l540, s431,
Lenovo laptop t440s, t540p, twist, F12   F1  
w510, w520, w530,
w540, x140, x220,
x230, x240, X1 carbon

IdeaPad s300, u110,

Small button Small button on
u310 Touch, u410,
on the side Novo the side next to
Lenovo laptop u510, y500, y510, Novobutton
next to the button the power
yoga 11, yoga 13,
power button. button.
z500

F12 or Fn +
Lenovo laptop IdeaPad P500   F2  
F11

Lenovo netbook IdeaPad S10-3 F12   F2  

g460, g470, g475,

Lenovo notebook F12   F2  
g480, g485

NEC     F5   F2  

Packard Bell     F8   F1, Del  

Samsung     F12, Esc      

Boot Tab, Select

"Boot Device
Priority", Press
Samsung netbook NC10 Esc   F2 Return, Up/Down
to Highlight,
F6/F5 to change
priority.

Samsung notebook np300e5c, np300e5e, Esc   F2 Boot Tab, Select

np350v5c, np355v5c, "Boot Device
 Priority", Press
Return, Up/Down
np365e5c, np550p5c to Highlight,
F6/F5 to change
priority.

Note that you Boot Tab, Select

must first "Boot Device
Series 5 Ultra, Series 7 disable fast Priority", Press
Samsung ultrabook Chronos, Series 9 Esc boot in F2 Return, Up/Down
Ultrabook BIOS/UEFI to to Highlight,
boot from a F6/F5 to change
USB drive. priority.

Note that you

must first Boot Tab, Select
disable fast "Boot Device
boot in Priority", Press
Samsung ultrabook Ativ Book 2, 8, 9 F2 BIOS/UEFI to F10 Return, Up/Down
boot from a to Highlight,
USB drive or F6/F5 to change
use the F2 priority.
boot menu.

Sharp         F2  

VAIO Duo, Pro, Flip, assist

Sony   assistbutton    
Tap, Fit button

Sony   VAIO, PCG, VGN F11   F1, F2, F3  

BIOS "BOOT"
section,
Sony   VGN Esc, F10   F2
"External Device
Boot" enabled

Kira, Kirabook 13,

Toshiba laptop F12   F2  
Ultrabook

Qosmio g30, g35, g40,

Toshiba laptop F12   F2  
g50

Qosmio x70, x75,

Toshiba laptop x500, x505, x870, F12   F2  
x875, x880

Protege, Satellite,
Toshiba   F12   F1, Esc  
Tecra

Toshiba   Equium F12   F12