Today I will tell you how to enable booting from a flash drive in BIOS various manufacturers. No matter what version you have, the order of body movements will be as follows:
1. We insert our bootable USB flash drive into the USB connector of your computer. I recommend inserting it into the port located directly on motherboard, i.e. from the back of the system unit.
2. Turn on the computer and press the key Delete(or F2) to get into the BIOS. Depending on the manufacturer and BIOS version, other keys (Esc, F1, Tab) may be used, so you need to carefully read the prompts on the screen.
In Bios, we can only navigate between tabs using the keyboard.
Below I will describe in detail this process using the example of the most used BIOS versions.
Attention! Remember that if you install the operating system from a flash drive or CD and select the boot device in the BIOS, and not in the boot menu, then after the first automatic reboot Windows needs to enter the BIOS again and return to boot from hard drive. If this is not done, autoboot from a flash drive or CD will work again, and Windows will begin the first stage of the procedure again installations.
Setting up Award Bios to boot from a flash drive
Award Bios:
First, let's check if the USB controller is enabled. Let's go to “Integrated Peripherals”. Use the arrow on the keyboard to move down to the “USB Controller” item. Press the “Enter” key and select “Enable” in the window that appears (also using “Enter”). Opposite “USB Controller 2.0” there should also be “Enable”.
Exit this tab by pressing “Esc”.
Then we go to “Advanced BIOS Features” – “Hard Disk Boot Priority”.Now in my example the hard drive comes first, but the flash drive should be there.
We stand on the line with the name of our flash drive (Patriot Memory) and raise it to the very top using the “+” key on the keyboard.
We leave here by pressing “Esc”.
Setting up AMI Bios to boot from a flash drive
If, after entering Bios, you see such a screen, it means you have AMI Bios:
First, let's check if the USB controller is enabled. Go to the “Advanced” – “USB Configuration” tab.
Opposite the items “USB Function” and “USB 2.0 Controller” should be “Enabled”.
If this is not the case, go to this line and press the “Enter” key. From the list that appears, select “Enabled” (also using “Enter”).
Then exit this tab by pressing “Esc”.
Let's go to the tab “Boot” – “Hard Disk Drives”.
Now my hard drive is in first place, but I need to put a flash drive here. We go to the first line, press “Enter” and in the window that appears, select our Patriot Memory flash drive.
It should be like this:
We leave here via “Esc”.
Select “Boot Device Priority”. Here, the first boot device must be a flash drive.
Press Esc.
Then we exit the Bios, saving all the settings made. To do this, go to “Exit” – “Exit & Save Changes” – “OK”.
Setting up Phoenix-Award Bios to boot from a flash drive
If, after entering Bios, you see such a screen, it means you have Phoenix-Award BIOS :
First, let's check if the USB controller is enabled. Go to the “Peripherals” tab – opposite the “USB Controller” and “USB 2.0 Controller” items there should be “Enabled”.
Then go to the “Advanced” tab and opposite “First Boot Device” set “USB-HDD”.
After that, exit the Bios, saving the changes. To do this, go to “Exit” – “Save & Exit Setup” – press the “Y” – “Enter” key
That's practically everything you need to know in order to boot from a flash drive. In my article, I described the process of setting up the BIOS of the most popular versions: Award And AMI. The third example presents Phoenix-Award Bios, which is much less common.
IN different versions The BIOS procedure described may be slightly different. But the main thing is that you understand the principle of setting itself.
By the way, I would also like to add: in order to choose which device to boot your computer from, it is not necessary to change the settings in the BIOS. You can immediately call up a special menu after turning on the computer to select boot devices (this can be done by pressing the F8, F10, F11, F12 or Esc key). In order not to guess with the keys, look carefully at the monitor immediately after turning it on. We need to have time to see an inscription like this: “Press Esc to selest boot device.” In my case, it was necessary to press “Esc”.
Boot order, translated means the sequence or literally the boot order, if there are many boot options - from a hard drive, flash drive, network, CD/DVD drive, then you need to somehow sort them in order, and set the main one first, this will significantly reduce the startup time and booting the computer, because he does not have to go through all the boot options in search of the current one.
How to configure Boot order in BIOS
There are several settings options, menu items may have different names and be located in different places, but there are only two fundamentally different options:
- The Boot order menu indicates specific devices, which can be arranged in order
- In the Boot order menu, the types of devices are indicated in order, and if there is more than one, there is an additional menu item in which specific devices can be arranged in order.
The first option is more common and a little easier to set up; you also need to find a menu with boot settings, usually it’s called Boot or Startup, this page displays the boot settings of a computer or laptop, their list depends on the manufacturer, in the example Boot order is called simply Boot but may have another name, go to it:
We see the Boot Priority Order menu and on the left there are instructions on how to change the order, in general, use the up/down arrows to select the desired item and use the + and - keys to raise it in the list or release it accordingly:
After setting, go to the previous menu; in the vast majority of BIOS, the exit is Esc. In the example, there is also a Boot Order Lock item - it is needed to fix the boot order and it did not change when connecting other devices from which booting is possible, indirectly it also increases the security of your device - an attacker will not be able to connect a bootable USB flash drive and boot from it:
The second option is most often found on older computers, here in Boot Device Priority the device types are arranged according to the list - hard disks, flash drives, network, etc., and in the Hard Disk Drives item, which is not always nearby, you can set the boot priority from specific devices:
We configure, save the settings, reboot and check that everything works as it should. Below are a few more examples of where to look for the Boot Order setting; on very old computers this option is found:
We go to the Advanced BIOS Features menu, in the “Boot Order” rectangle - the first, second and, accordingly, third boot device, from the drop-down menu you need to select the type if hard drives several (flash drives are also often considered a hard drive), then in the very first paragraph - Hard Disk Boot Priority you can specify their priority: 
The “Boot Order” item may be hidden in an unexpected place: 
How to configure Boot order in UEFI
Setting up Boot Order in UEFI is not very different from that in BIOS, and is performed using almost the same algorithm.
We go into the BIOS UEFI, when you turn it on, a hint is usually displayed at the bottom of the screen on how to do this, for computers in 99% of cases this is F2 or DEL, for laptops there are more options Esc, F1, F2, F10, F11, F12 (sometimes you need to press them together with the Fn button) in general, try it. For me everything is simple, you can press F2 or DEL:
I click and get into UEFI, the interface for all manufacturers is more or less standardized and built on the same principle, immediately after entering UEFI you are taken to an information screen with general data about the computer and readings of the main parameters of temperatures, voltages, etc. Here you can immediately go to the Boot Priority menu and set everything up, but we’ll do it the old fashioned way - we’re looking for a way to switch to advanced mode, usually there’s either a corresponding button (indicated by an arrow in the picture below), or there’s a key at the bottom that can be used to switch to Advanced Mode in our case F7, press: 
Here we select with the up-down arrows or the mouse - Advanced Mode
And we find ourselves in an extended menu, vaguely reminiscent of the BIOS, only richer in graphics, here we go to the Boot section and then to Hard Drives BBS Priorities:
and set the download priority by selecting from the drop-down menu opposite each item Boot Option required hard drive:
After the Boot Order setup is completed, click on Exit at the top, select Save Changes & Reset to save the settings and restart the computer:
We reboot and check that the download went immediately from the specified device, without wasting time polling the others.
In general, as you can see, there is no difficulty in setting up Boot Order, and with the help of this article you can easily fix problems with loading on your computer or laptop; if something doesn’t work out, write in the comments, preferably with a photo, I’ll tell you where to click .
Most often, we think about the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) only when we need to reinstall the operating system and need to somehow set it to boot from a disk or flash drive. I often wrote about this in articles such as:, and others. Now I want to put it together and refer only to this article when necessary. This article will be useful for all BIOS versions and for different companies. A kind of single reference book
The first thing you need to know is that BIOS is divided by manufacturer and version.
To change boot method in BIOS- You must first enter it.
You can, of course, find out what version and manufacturer of your BIOS is from the manual that came with your computer.
You can also find out by looking at the line at the top of the black screen when loading (the manufacturer will be indicated there).
Well, then enter the BIOS, knowing what it is for you.
Some BIOS versions do not have such a screen showing lines. There’s just a logo there and at the bottom it says something like “Press F2 to enter SETUP,” which means press F2. If there is just a logo and there are no inscriptions, press ESC, and then del or f2
Here is a small list of manufacturers and keyboard shortcuts for entering BIOS:
Also at the bottom of the black screen there are keys for entering the BIOS and for displaying a list that contains available devices for booting and so that you can boot from it. But more about him at the end of the article.
As you can see, most often you need to press the key F2 or Del.
Now you need to load a flash drive or disk.
Let's look at a few examples that differ from the BIOS manufacturer.
Setting up Award Bios to boot from a flash drive or disk:
The main window looks like this, in which we need the second item:
Further depends on the firmware version. In one case, you will need to go to an item similar to “Boot Seq & Floppy Setup”
in another case, you don’t need to go anywhere - everything will be right before your eyes
Clicks on First Boot Device(First boot device), click Enter and a window like this will appear
in which you need to select the disk or flash drive that will launch first. You can specify a Second boot device, for example, but usually the BIOS itself fills in this data.
On a note:
If you select a flash drive, then, among other things, you also need to go to the “Hard Disk Boot Priority” item and move our flash drive to the very top using the “+” and “-” or “PageUp” and “PageDown” buttons:
It is also worth remembering that In order for the BIOS to see the flash drive, it must be connected before turning it on or before rebooting
Then press “F10” (see the exact key in the hint at the bottom of the screen called “Save”, “Exit”) or go to the main BIOS menu and select “Save and Exit Setup”. In the red window, select “Yes” using the “Y” button on the keyboard and press “Enter”
The computer will reboot and when booting from the Windows installation disk, the following request may appear for a few seconds: “Press any key to boot from CD or DVD...”
Which translates to “Press any button to boot from a CD or DVD.”
This means that if you do not press any button on the keyboard at this moment, the computer will continue to boot from the next device on the list.
Another version of this BIOS:
I've only seen this on old computers from ten years ago, before 2003. The main menu looks like this:
To configure the boot order, you need to go to the menu BIOS FEATURES SETUP:
At this point, use the PageUp and PageDown buttons (or Enter and arrows) to select what to put first - CDROM or flash drive. DO NOT forget about the second and third device
And further:
How to choose what to boot from in AMI BIOS
If, after entering the Bios, you see such a screen, it means you have AMI BIOS:
Use the right arrow button on the keyboard to move to the Boot tab:
Go to "Hard Disk Drives" and in the line "1st Drive" (may be called "First Drive") select a disk or flash drive:
Next, go to "Boot Device Priority", go to "1st Boot Device" and select from the list what you selected in the previous tab (i.e. if you selected a flash drive in Hard Disk Drives, then you need to specify it here too. This is important! )
To boot from a CD/DVD disk, you need to select “ATAPI CD-ROM” (or simply “CDROM”) in this menu; there is no need to go to the previous “Hard Disk Drives” menu.
Now we save the results with the “F10” button or go to the BIOS “Exit” section and select “Exit Saving Changes”.
Another AMI BIOS, but everything is clear here:
Setting up Phoenix-Award Bios to boot from a flash drive
If, after entering the Bios, you see a screen like this, then you have a Phoenix-Award BIOS:
Go to the “Advanced” tab and opposite “First Boot Device” set what you need (flash drive or disk):
Save with F10 key
Setting up EFI (UEFI) Bios with graphical interface to boot from a flash drive
Now this won’t surprise anyone. Almost all new computers are equipped with a similar shell. You can read more about it in the article.
When loading, at the bottom of the screen there is a “Boot Priority” section, where you can use the mouse (by dragging) the pictures to set the desired boot order.
You can also click the “Exit/Advanced mode” button in the upper right corner and select Advanced mode in the window that appears.
Next, go to the “Boot” tab and in the section Boot Option Priorities in the “Boot Option #1” field, set the default boot device to be a flash drive, DVD-ROM, HDD or other available device.
How to boot from a flash drive or disk without entering BIOS
This is what I wrote about almost at the very beginning of the article.
This is when you need to press a key once and a window will appear with a boot selection. This method does not change the BIOS settings.
Usually Award BIOS prompts you to press "F9" to bring up the boot menu, and AMI asks you to press "F8". On laptops this may be the “F12” key.
In general, look at the bottom line and look for items like “Press F8 for BBS POPUP” or “Press F9 to Select Booting Device after POST”.
Why can't I boot from a flash drive into BIOS?
Possible reasons: 
On older computers there is no way to boot from USB flash drives at all. If a newer BIOS does not exist, then the project may help.
1) Download from the link above latest version"Plop Boot Manager" and unpack it.
2) The archive contains the following files: plpbt.img – an image for a floppy disk, and plpbt.iso – an image for a CD.
3) Write the image to disk and boot from it (or from a floppy disk).
4) A menu will appear in which we select our flash drive and boot from it.
A small explanation of disk designations when selecting:
Do not forget, after you have done what you wanted (namely, why you changed the boot in the BIOS) - return the boot settings back so that the computer boots from the hard drive.
Good day everyone!
Why memorize something you don't need every day? It is enough to open and read the information when you need it - the main thing is to be able to use it! I usually do this myself, and these hotkey signs are no exception...
This article is for reference; it contains buttons for entering the BIOS and calling the boot menu (also called Boot Menu). Often they are simply “vitally” necessary for reinstalling Windows, when restoring the computer, setting up the BIOS, etc. I hope the information will be relevant and you will find the treasured key to call the desired menu.
Note:
- The information on the page will be updated and expanded from time to time;
- You can see the buttons for entering the BIOS in this article (as well as how to enter the BIOS in general :)):
- At the end of the article there are examples and explanations of abbreviations in the table and a description of the functions.
NOTEBOOKS
| Manufacturer | BIOS (model) | Hotkey | Function |
| Acer | Phoenix | F2 | Enter Setup |
| F12 | Boot Menu (Change Boot Device, Multi Boot Selection Menu) |
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| Alt+F10 | D2D Recovery (disk-to-disk system recovery) |
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| Asus | AMI | F2 | Enter Setup |
| ESC | Popup Menu | ||
| F4 | Easy Flash | ||
| Phoenix Award | DEL | BIOS Setup | |
| F8 | Boot Menu | ||
| F9 | D2D Recovery | ||
| Benq | Phoenix | F2 | BIOS Setup |
| Dell | Phoenix, Aptio | F2 | Setup |
| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| Ctrl+F11 | D2D Recovery | ||
| eMachines (Acer) | Phoenix | F12 | Boot Menu |
| Fujitsu Siemens | AMI | F2 | BIOS Setup |
| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| Gateway (Acer) | Phoenix | Click mouse or Enter | Menu |
| F2 | BIOS Settings | ||
| F10 | Boot Menu | ||
| F12 | PXE Boot | ||
| HP (Hewlett-Packard)/Compaq | Insyde | ESC | Startup Menu |
| F1 | System Information | ||
| F2 | System Diagnostics | ||
| F9 | Boot Device Options | ||
| F10 | BIOS Setup | ||
| F11 | System Recovery | ||
| Enter | Continue Startup | ||
| Lenovo (IBM) | Phoenix SecureCore Tiano | F2 | Setup |
| F12 | MultiBoot Menu | ||
| MSI (Micro Star) | * | DEL | Setup |
| F11 | Boot Menu | ||
| TAB | Show POST screen | ||
| F3 | Recovery | ||
| Packard Bell (Acer) | Phoenix | F2 | Setup |
| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| Samsung | * | ESC | Boot Menu |
| Toshiba | Phoenix | Esc, F1, F2 | Enter Setup |
| Toshiba Satellite A300 | F12 | Bios |
PERSONAL COMPUTERS
| Motherboard | BIOS | Hotkey | Function |
| Acer | Del | Enter Setup | |
| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| ASRock | AMI | F2 or DEL | Run Setup |
| F6 | Instant Flash | ||
| F11 | Boot Menu | ||
| TAB | Switch Screen | ||
| Asus | Phoenix Award | DEL | BIOS Setup |
| TAB | Display BIOS POST Message | ||
| F8 | Boot Menu | ||
| Alt+F2 | Asus EZ Flash 2 | ||
| F4 | Asus Core Unlocker | ||
| BioStar | Phoenix Award | F8 | Enable System Configuration |
| F9 | Select Booting Device after POST | ||
| DEL | Enter SETUP | ||
| ChainTech | Award | DEL | Enter SETUP |
| ALT+F2 | Enter AWDFLASH | ||
| ECS (Elite Group) | AMI | DEL | Enter SETUP |
| F11 | BBS POPUP | ||
| FoxConn (WinFast) | TAB | POST Screen | |
| DEL | SETUP | ||
| ESC | Boot Menu | ||
| GigaByte | Award | ESC | Skip memory test |
| DEL | Enter SETUP/Q-Flash | ||
| F9 | Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery 2 |
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| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| Intel | AMI | F2 | Enter SETUP |
| MSI (MicroStar) | Enter SETUP |
HELP (according to the above tables)
BIOS Setup (also Enter Setup, BIOS Settings, or simply BIOS)- this is the button to enter BIOS settings. You need to press it after turning on the computer (laptop), and preferably several times until the screen appears. The name may vary slightly depending on the equipment manufacturer.
Boot Menu (also Change Boot Device, Popup Menu)- a very useful menu that allows you to select the device from which the device will boot. Moreover, to select a device you do not need to go into the BIOS and change the boot queue. That is, for example, you need to install Windows OS - press the button to enter the Boot Menu, select the installation flash drive, and after rebooting, the computer will automatically boot from the hard drive (and no unnecessary BIOS settings).
Example Boot Menu - HP laptop (Boot Option Menu).
D2D Recovery (also Recovery)- Windows recovery function on laptops. Allows you to quickly restore the functionality of the device from hidden section hard drive. To be honest, I personally don’t like using this function, because... recovery in laptops is often “crooked”, works clumsily and there is not always a choice detailed settings“how and what”... I prefer installation and Windows recovery from a bootable flash drive.
Easy Flash - used for BIOS updates(I don’t recommend using it for beginners...).
System Information - system information about the laptop and its components (for example, this option is available on HP laptops).
PS
Thanks in advance for any additions to the topic of the article. Your information (for example, the buttons to enter the BIOS on your laptop model) will be added to the article. All the best!
There are sometimes quite unpleasant situations when operating system"flies away." And to restore you need the original disk. If you don’t have one available, you can write the image to a regular flash drive. But here's the problem - what to do when the BIOS does not allow booting from a flash drive? Many users simply do not know what to do and are lost in this matter. Let's try to dot all the i's.
How to enable it in BIOS using the simplest method?
To set these parameters, you must first decide how exactly you will enter the BIOS. The most common way is to use the Del, F2, F12, etc. keys.
However, on the same laptops Sony Vaio access is carried out using a special ASSIST button located on the keyboard panel. On some laptops, the BIOS can only be accessed by calling the primary boot menu using the Esc key.
How can I set the BIOS to boot from a flash drive? Yes, very simple. After calling the I/O system, you need to go to the boot section. Here you need to find the boot priority line, which may have different names, depending on the developer and manufacturer of the BIOS (Boot Device Priority, Boot Sequence, etc.). In any case, something like this will be present. But that's not the point.
What to do if the BIOS does not allow booting from a flash drive?
It also happens that bootable flash drive is not recognized by the primary I/O system. With what it can be connected? There are usually several reasons for this:
- incorrectly recorded image or installation distribution;
- damage to the USB drive itself.
To make sure that all the steps for booting from a flash drive are completed correctly, there are several steps you need to take. For now, let’s leave the question of how to enable booting from a flash drive in the BIOS in the background, and move on to pressing problems.
Checking in Device Manager
Let's start with the last point. When checking the device itself for its functionality, there can be two options: either it is faulty itself, or the accompanying driver responsible for recognizing the flash drive by the operating system is missing or incorrectly installed.
In case of malfunctions everything is clear. The device will simply have to be replaced. But what to do when it is in working condition (at least detected on another computer or laptop)? We need to check its functionality. And to do this, in the simplest version, you just need to insert it into the appropriate USB 2.0/3.0 port, and then call the standard “Device Manager” through the “Control Panel” or use the devmgmt command in the “Run” menu bar (Win + R).
Let's assume that after inserting it into the port, it may either not be displayed in the manager or be displayed with a yellow icon on which it is present. In the second case, everything is simple: you need to install or re-install the driver. It may very well be that the system itself does not find suitable driver, although it should do it automatically. But this mostly applies to non-standard devices. Flash drives like Transcend are usually recognized immediately.
If the device is not displayed in the corresponding manager, there may also be two reasons: either the corresponding universal USB controller driver is not installed, or the port itself is faulty. Again, you should install the driver (the controller is indicated yellow or is not in the manager at all), or try to plug the flash drive into a different port. It is worth considering that if a device is designed exclusively for data transfer with USB 3.0 support, it will not be detected when connected to a standard 2.0 port.
Formatting USB device partitions
Let’s leave aside the question of how to boot from a flash drive in the BIOS for now, and let’s move on to the procedures, without which even recording an image to install the system on the device may be in vain.
First of all, if the device has problems in operation or no action can be taken with it, you should first format it. In this case, it is not advisable to quickly clear the table of contents, but rather complete formatting. Only in this case will the file system contained on it ensure correct data transfer and reading.
This operation is performed in standard Explorer. On the device you just need to right-click and select the appropriate line from the menu. In the new window, be sure to uncheck the “bird” from the line quick formatting, and then activate the start of the process. Depending on the total volume, this may take a long time.
Creating a bootable distribution
If we consider the question of how to set boot from a flash drive in the BIOS even more broadly, we cannot ignore the issue of creating a boot image and transferring it to the drive. This can be done using the UltraISO utility or similar.
However, the original installer must be used as the source. Windows disk. Actually, it’s not that difficult, so there’s no point in dwelling on this in detail. And if the BIOS does not allow booting from a flash drive, in the future it all comes down to correctly transferring the image or unpacked distribution files to the drive. Here you will have to tinker a little.
Media preparation
If you use the system's own tools, even after formatting the USB device, you need to perform a number of additional actions (it is assumed that the image has already been created from the original disk using the same UltraISO programs or even 7-Zip, and the flash drive is in working condition and connected to a computer or laptop).
First we call command line(cmd in the “Run” menu), always on behalf of the system administrator. In the console that appears, enter and press the enter button.
After this, use the list disk command, again, followed by pressing the Enter key, after which we look through the available disks and remember the number of the USB device. To accurately check the USB drive number, you can use the diskmgmt.msc command entered in the Run menu.
Now in the console you need to enter select command disk and specify the number of the disk you are looking for, separated by a space. Next, the device should be cleared of its contents using the clean command.
The next step is to create a primary boot partition. This is done using the create partition primary command followed by entering. After confirmation of a successful operation appears on the screen, use the select partition 1 command, then - active (to activate the selected partition) and finally - format fs=ntfs quick for formatting with selection If you need to create a FAT32 file system, use a similar format fs command =fat32 quick.
The next step is to assign a name to the device using the assign command (the name will be assigned automatically). Finally, enter exit and finish the job. The bootable USB device is ready to use. All that remains is to correctly transfer the distribution files to it.
Transferring data to a flash drive
On at this stage no more configuration required. We don’t yet need a BIOS to boot from a flash drive, but we will need the 7-Zip program. In the very simple version with its help you can correctly copy installation files to the media (roughly speaking, extract them from the image).
Launch the Zip utility File Manager from the standard “Explorer”, then select the installation distribution image previously created or downloaded from the Internet, specify the flash drive as the final device and confirm the actions by pressing the OK button. At the end of the process, the media will be completely ready for use.
Start download
Now let’s move on to the question of how to set the BIOS to boot from a flash drive directly. We reboot the system and at the initial stage press a key or key combination to enter the BIOS settings. Usually these are Del, F2, F12 (for ASUS laptops, BIOS loading from a flash drive is done this way), but other keys or combinations described above can also be used. Depending on the manufacturer of the equipment, you may first need to call up the main menu. This situation is typical for laptops like HP - booting from a flash drive (BIOS) is installed somewhat differently, although the operations themselves are very similar.
In the boot section, look for the Boot Device Priority item and look at the line 1-st Boot Device. By pressing the PgDn key, we select the desired device, after which we exit and save the parameters (as a rule, this is done using the F10 key). This is followed by a reboot, and the installation starts automatically.
However, it is not enough to know how to select boot from a flash drive in the BIOS. It is important to remember that you should call up the settings of the primary I/O system only when a USB device is connected before starting to boot your computer or laptop. Otherwise, the flash drive simply will not be detected.
How to fix problems?
Now let's look at a situation where the device seems to be working, since all the steps described above were supposedly performed correctly, but in fact there is still no boot from a flash drive in the BIOS. What to do in this case?
We use the same command line. Let's assume that the USB device in the system is designated by the letter F, and optical drive- E. Now you need to enter the command E:\Boot\bootsect.exe /nt60 F: (F is a flash drive in our case, and E is a disk drive).
Alternative method
If this does not work, enter the following one by one:
F:\Boot\bootsect.exe /nt60 F:
After this, everything will definitely work as expected.
Compatibility issues
If none of the above methods help, first you should pay attention to the state of the drivers. The best option is to use programs like Driver Booster, which can update drivers automatically.
If everything is fine with them, the reason may be that the user is trying to install a 32-bit system over a 64-bit one. In addition, the file system on the USB drive and the installation distribution may also differ in terms of bit depth. Actually, the flash drive itself may not support USB ports 3.0, in which it is included. Here you need to be very careful.
Instead of a total
That, in fact, is all that concerns how to set boot from a flash drive in the BIOS. Of course, many users may have questions about the advisability of using their own system tools for preliminary actions, because automated programs make this much faster and easier. But here I would like to note that such knowledge is extremely important, and programs in case of failures in Internet access are also not always available.
But prerequisite, as is already clear, is a disk image that is created based on the original or downloaded from the Internet. You can't go anywhere without him. It remains to add that attention should also be focused on the bit depth of the system being installed, since the 32-bit version will not install over the 64-bit version without formatting the system partition. This is only due to the fact that OS versions require 32 bits and 64-bit modifications require at least NTFS. And the flash drive itself must contain the corresponding file systems FAT or NTFS, not UDP, as is sometimes the case. As for the volume, 4 GB will be quite enough for any system, including even the tenth modification that is gaining popularity.
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