We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of computer bios set-up and boot menu hotkeys in the table below. And the list includes data for both popular and not so popular manufactures of desktop computers, laptops, motherboards, and also tablets as well. And those manufacturers include companies such as, Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft and many others. Before you proceed, it’s important to keep in mind that if you make ANY incorrect or invalid changes to your computer’s bios, it may not boot up correctly. And if that does happen, you might have to reset the computer bios back to it’s default settings. And even then, it may or may not start-up correctly at that point.
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Manufacturer | Boot Menu Hotkey | BIOS Hotkey |
---|---|---|
Acer | Esc, F12, F9 | Del, F2 |
Apple | Option | |
ASUS | F8 | F9 |
ASUS | Esc | F9 |
ASUS | F8 | DEL |
ASUS | Esc | F2 |
Compaq | Esc, F9 | F10 |
Dell | F12 | F2 |
Dell | F12 | F12 |
eMachine | F12 | Tab, Del |
HP | Esc, F9 | Esc, F10, F1 |
Intel | F10 | |
Lenovo | F12, F8, F10 | F1, F2 |
Lenovo | F12 or Fn + F11 | F2 |
NEC | F5 | F2 |
Packard Bell | F8 | F1, Del |
Samsung | F12, Esc | F2 |
Sharp | F2 | |
Sony | F11, F10 | F1, F2, F3 |
Toshiba | F12 | F1, F12, Esc |
Fujitsu | F12 | F2 |
Gateway | F12 | F2, F11, R |
EVGA | Del | |
IBM | F1, F2 | |
Microsoft Tablets | Volume Up Key, Volume Down Key | |
Gigabyte | F12 | Del |
Asrock | F11 | F2 |
MSI | F11 | Del |
Micron | F1, F2, Del | |