| Manufacturer | Model | Laptop / Desktop | BIOS Manufacturer | BIOS Setup | Boot Menu | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compaq | SR1900NX | Desktop | Phoenix - AwardBIOS | F1 | ESC | F10 for System Recovery |
| Dell | Dimension 2400 | Desktop | F2 | F12 | ||
| Dell | Dimension 4700 | Desktop | F2 | F12 | ||
| Dell | Inspiron 14 5000 series (M/N: 14-5447) | Laptop | INSYDE Corporation | F2 | F12 | You may need to change the UEFI settings to enable use of these keys - see Entering UEFI from a Windows 8 system. |
| Dell | Inspiron 620s | Desktop | American Megatrends, Inc. | F2 | F12 | |
| Dell | Latitude E6530 | Laptop | Dell | F12 | F12 | When delivered with Windows 7, Boot mode is set to: LEGACY; Secure Boot: OFF |
| Dell | PP01L | Laptop | Phoenix | F2 | Inspiron 4000 | |
| Dell | Inspiron 3847 | Desktop | American Megatrends, Inc. | F2 | F12 | Dell P/N: 101X8 |
| Dell | XPS 8900 | Desktop | Dell | F2 | F12 | Dell M/N: 8900 |
| eMachines | EL1360G-UW12P | Desktop | Acer, Inc. | Del | F12 | |
| Gateway | W323-UI1 | Laptop | Phoenix | F2 | F10 | |
| Gateway | SX2110 | Desktop | Acer, Inc. | Del | F12 | To make the boot menu available, hit Del to enter BIOS Setup Utility, then choose Boot Options and change Boot Menu option to Enabled. You will also need to change the Secure Boot option under Authentication to Disabled and then go to Boot Options and change Launch CSM from Never to Always or the only boot option you will see from the Boot Menu will be Windows Boot Manager. After making the changes, hit F10 to save and exit from the BIOS Setup Utility. You will then be able to choose to boot from a CD/DVD or external USB device from the boot menu. |
| HP | dv6 | Laptop | InsydeH20 | F10 | F9 | ESC for startup menu |
| HP | dv9000 | Laptop | Phoenix | F10 | ESC | |
| HP | e9220y | Desktop | American Megatrends, Inc. | F10 | ESC | HP Pavilion Elite e9220y Product Number: NY553AA-ABA BIOS version: 5.02 F11 System Recovery; F9 Diagnostics |
| HP | N5130 | Laptop | Phoenix | F2 | ESC | |
| Sony | Vaio Model: PCG-8111L | Laptop | Phoenix | F2 | There is no indication of the key to hit when you power on the system. You will need to hit the F2 key immediately when the "Hit <F12> For Network Boot" message appears. If the BIOS menu doesn't come up, try again, as there's only a very brief period where hitting the key is effective. | |
| Toshiba | Mxx | Laptop | Toshiba | ESC F1 | Hit Esc. A "Check system. Then press [F1] key." message will appear. Hit F1 to enter the BIOS setup. This procedure applies to Toshiba Satellite Mxx laptops, such as the M45-S355, as well as many other Toshiba laptop models - see FAQ - Toshiba for a list of other models to which this procedure applies. | |
| Toshiba | Satellite C655-S5305 P/N: PSC2EU-02Y02H | Laptop | Toshiba | F2 | F12 |
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Created: Sunday, October 10, 2010