How to set computer to boot from USB drive

Summary:
This document shows you how to set your computer boot from USB drive. There are some differences between various BIOS model and computer model, but the key steps are the same. You can take this document as reference.

Method 1: Set computer to boot from USB drive via Boot Option Menu. See Video Guide

Method 2: Set the computer to boot from USB drive via BIOS.

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Method 1: Set computer to boot from USB drive via Boot Option Menu.

Insert USB Flash Drive to computer and restart the computer. When Vender logo (The first screen) appears, press Boot Menu Key to enter Boot Option Menu, and the choose USB Flash Drive to boot from. If fail to enter Boot Menu, you can reboot and try again. Find Boot Menu Key for your computer.

Tips: UEFI: SanDisk option also can be boot from USB falsh drive.

Note: If you computer's BIOS is a UEFI, and it fail to boot from the USB drive directly, you can enter BIOS setting ,disable secure boot, enable legacy support, and then try again.

Example 1. Set Dell laptop boot from USB flash drive

Insert the memory device into a USB port and restart the computer. When Dell logo appears, press <F12>. repeatedly until BOOT Menu appears, and then you can select USB flash drive to boot from..

Example 2. Set HP laptop to boot from USB flash drive

Insert USB Flash drive to computer and restart HP computer. When HP Logo appears, press F9 repeatedly until BOOT MENU (Boot Device Options) appears, and then choose USB flash drive to boot from.

Reference: http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c04346420/

BOOT Menu Keys for laptops and Desktop computers:

 

Video guide to set computer boot from USB drive:

 

Method 2: Set the computer to boot from USB drive via BIOS.

Key steps:

• 1. Press BIOS Entry Key to access BIOS setup utility.
• 2. Open boot option.
• 3. Select the USB drive as the first boot device.

Example3. Set PhoenixBIOS to boot from USB drive

To set your computer boot from USB flash drive, please do follow the detailed steps below:

Step 1: Turn on or restart the computer. When the first screen displays, immediately and repeatedly press the BIOS Entry Key (More BIOS Entry for different computer, see BIOS Entry Key Table) key until BIOS Setup Screen appears. Here we press F2 to enter PhoenixBIOS.

Step 2: When BIOS setup screen appears, screenshot shown as follow:

Step 3: Use ◄ ► key, move selected item to Boot item. Make it selected. Shown as follow:

Step 4: Use +/- key to move Removable Devices item to the first. Shown as follow:

Step 5: Press F10 to save the setting and Exit.
Tip: If you want your computer to boot from Windows password reset USB disk, now insert Windows password reset usb disk to computer and press enter key to go on.

 

BOIS Entry Key Table:

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