

This concludes how to access the Boot Menu from a Phoenix Award BIOS and set your System to Boot with USB.If you forget the system password, you will be unable to operate the system or change settings in the System Setup program, respectively, until the password is disabled. You can now proceed to boot Linux from your USB flash drive. If all went well, you should be presented with a boot screen containing your Live system. If you have properly formatted, activated the partition and installed Linux to your USB device, you can reboot.Note: If your USB device is not listed, you may need to set a boot flag on it to mark the partition active, so it can be detected as bootable. Use the up/down arrow keys to select your Bootable USB from the list, and then press enter.You should now see a menu similar to the one shown below. Use the up/down arrow keys to select the Hard Disk option from the menu and press Enter to accept.You should now be presented with a boot screen. Some commonly used BIOS Boot Menu keys are F2, F10, F11, and ESC Note: The key used to access your Boot Menu may vary.

During the system post tap the F11 key (or the key your specific board manufacturer specifies) to get into Boot Menu.First insert a bootable USB flash drive into your computer, and reboot.How to Set Boot Menu to Boot from USBĪccessing the Boot Menu or Boot Manager on a Phoenix or Award BIOS to set a computer to Boot with USB. At that time, this system was easily able to boot from any properly setup bootable USB or external hard drive I have thrown at it. The system used for this demonstration featured an MSI K8N Neo4 (MS-7125) motherboard. Booting your computer from a USB flash drive instead of the internal hard drive. The following covers how to boot with USB. USB Boot Manager How to Access the Boot Menu on a Phoenix Award BIOS to select a USB flash drive as the first boot device.
