Boot Menu Keys and BIOS Keys

**Master Razor** · 04.05.17, 02:33

Boot Menu Keys and BIOS Keys

ACER

Boot
ESC, F12, F9

BIOS/UEFI
DEL, F2

ASUS

Boot
F8, ESC

BIOS/UEFI
F9, DEL, F2

COMPAQ

Boot
ESC, F9, F12

BIOS/UEFI
F10, F12

DELL

Boot
F12

BIOS/UEFI
F2, F12

EMACHINES

Boot
F12

BIOS/UEFI
TAB, DEL

HP

Boot
ESC, F9

BIOS/UEFI
ESC, F10, F1

INTEL

Boot
F10

BIOS/UEFI

LENOVO

Boot
F12, F8, F10, Fn + F11

BIOS/UEFI
F1, F2

NEC

Boot
F5

BIOS/UEFI
F2

PACKARD BELL

Boot
F8

BIOS/UEFI
F1, DEL

SAMSUNG

Boot
F10, F12, ESC

BIOS/UEFI
F2

SHARP

Boot

BIOS/UEFI
F2

SONY

Boot
F11, F10

BIOS/UEFI
F1, F2, F3

TOSHIBA

Boot
F12

BIOS/UEFI
F1, ESC, F12

Enjoy!

Source: I have worked with all of these machines.

**yoco** · 04.05.17, 11:39

This might come in handy one day! I just hope I won't forget about it!

**molosse** · 04.05.17, 13:18

Compaq?

haven't a compaq computer for at least 10 years.

**anon** · 04.05.17, 16:48

Great post! Now do one on BIOS backdoor passwords

A small addition: in Compaq machines old enough to be irrelevant today, F12 will let you access either the BIOS or the boot menu depending on the model.

**Master Razor** · 04.05.17, 17:02

Now do one on BIOS backdoor passwords

I already have it, and much more :) I will do it sometime this week.
For those that are worndering why I wrote these in this weird layout is because that's how I write notes in my text files. 3 line space similar items, 4 lines space for different areas.

Compaq machines old enough to be irrelevant today

Yes but these notes apply to all machines, not just current ones.

**yoco** · 04.05.17, 23:57

Hm... how do you update bios?

**Master Razor** · 05.05.17, 01:54

Depends on the motherboard. Newer motherboards 2010-present have in the BIOS an option to update it using a .bin rom file copied to a USB stick or HDD.
If you do not have that option in your BIOS, you will need to get a Windows 98SE startup disk and execute it from there.