How to boot from a flash drive on a laptop. How to set the BIOS to boot from a flash drive


How to enter BIOS

Let's assume you have a disk, you bought it or downloaded it from the Microsoft website, created a Windows 10 installation disk from an image and want to start installation. To enter the BIOS, insert the installation disc into the DVD drive and restart the computer.

If you have a new computer and do not have any operating system installed on it, then simply turn on the computer. When you boot your computer, depending on the motherboard manufacturer, you will see commands indicating which keys are responsible for entering. Usually Del, F2, or Esc. When the text appears Press any key to boot from CD or DVD....... press the appropriate key.

How to boot from a flash drive in BIOS

After you have entered the BIOS, we need to move using the arrows on the keyboard to the Boot section. There are several categories in this section:

  1. Boot Devise Priority
  2. Hard Disk Drives
  3. Boot Settings Configuration
  4. Security

In our case, if we want to start booting from a flash drive in the BIOS, select the second option “Hard Disk Drivers” and press “Enter”. Do not forget to insert the installation USB flash drive into the system unit before starting the download.

Next we have to set the download priority. As you can see in the figure, our HDD is in first place, and for us to start loading from a flash drive, we need USB to be in first place. How to do it?

Using the arrows, move the USB flash drive to the top to the first place and press "ENTER".

To save the settings made to the BIOS, click F10. After rebooting, your computer will boot from the flash drive and you can start

All the best to everyone!

One of the most common questions from users when installing Windows: "why doesn't the computer (BIOS) see my flash drive?". Naturally, I answered it several times, and more than once presented my recommendations on the blog. Now I decided to put them all together in this one article.

I’ll tell you right away so that the computer (laptop) “sees” your bootable USB flash drive (about how to create it correctly) - you need to configure the BIOS (UEFI) accordingly. If you don’t do this, then no matter how much you fight, nothing will work...

In this article I will show, using the example of several BIOS (UEFI) versions, how to do this correctly. I think this note will be very useful for those who do not reinstall the system very often.

Perhaps the article should start not with setting up the BIOS, but with how to enter it 👀... This is also far from so obvious and simple for an inexperienced user.

In general, it all comes down (usually) to immediately after turning on the computer/laptop, while only the first logo appears when loading, press special. key (preferably several times). If you pressed the correct key, you will see the treasured BIOS settings window.

The most Common buttons to enter BIOS: F2, Esc, Del. If you have a laptop, then it is possible that you need to press them together with the Fn button (i.e., for example, Fn + F2). It depends on the keyboard settings in the same BIOS...

The main difficulty is that there is no single key to enter the BIOS! Each manufacturer may have its own specials. keys (sometimes these are entire combinations of 3-4 buttons!).

Below I will give several options for how to enter the BIOS and provide links to articles where you can find out these treasured keys.

Option #1

If you have Windows 8/10 installed on your computer, you can stop guessing with buttons at all, but enter the BIOS from the OS interface. This is done quite simply, see the instructions, the link to which is given below.

To help!

How to enter UEFI (BIOS) from the Windows 8, 10 interface (without using special keys F2, Del, etc.) -

Option No. 2

To find out the key to enter the BIOS, you can use the documentation (which came with your device upon purchase), or special. tables and specifications (there are plenty of them on the Internet).

I also have several tables and instructions posted on my blog, perhaps you can learn something there.

Instructions!

1) how to enter BIOS or UEFI (instructions) -

2) tables with buttons to enter the BIOS / Boot Menu for different PC manufacturers -

Option #3

Notice the first screen that appears immediately after you restart your computer (to see the first screen, restart the computer, not turn it on...).

If you do not have time to see the “first” screen (or read the information on it) - press the key Pause (Break).

If you manage to do this, the screen will “freeze” and wait for your next click (that is, you will be able to read and inspect everything).

The screenshot below shows the AMI BIOS welcome screen: F2 or Del- these are buttons to enter BIOS settings (in English: to run Setup).

AMI BIOS: F2 key - enter BIOS settings.

Option 4

Some laptops have special buttons to enter the BIOS (they are usually small and located either next to the power button or next to the power socket).

You need to press them with a pen (or pencil) when the laptop is turned off. After clicking on it, the device will turn on and you will be presented with the boot menu (from which you can go to the BIOS).

Boot Menu / Lenovo (as an example)

Basics

Note: for those who are already more or less familiar with BIOS controls, this section of the article can be skipped.

Control keys, changing settings

In the BIOS you will have to manage and set settings without using the mouse (This scares many novice users. By the way, UEFI supports the Russian language and mouse).

In fact, even on Windows (where the mouse works) - many actions are much faster to do using the keyboard!

The control buttons are, for the most part, the same everywhere. (although there is a difference, it is usually not significant). One more detail: there is a hint on the right or bottom in the BIOS: it indicates all the main control keys (see photo below).

Control keys (AMI BIOS)

Main keys:

  • F1 - call for help (help);
  • Arrows ← and → - select a settings section (for example, Boot, Advanced, etc.);
  • Arrows ↓ and - select a specific parameter in the desired section;
  • + and - - change settings (increase/decrease);
  • F10 - Save BIOS settings and exit (can be pressed while in any BIOS section);
  • ESC - exit;
  • Enter - set (confirm) the selected parameter/or open a parameter or section for further configuration (in general, one of the most basic keys).

In general, knowing these dozen buttons, you can easily change all BIOS settings.

Saving settings

You can change any settings in the BIOS, but they will take effect only after you save and reboot the device (by the way, the computer/laptop reboots automatically after exiting the BIOS).

  1. Press key F10- in most BIOS versions it means saving the settings and rebooting the device;
  2. Go to section Exit and click on Save Changes and Exit(save the settings and exit, an example is shown in the screenshot below - arrows 1 and 2).

By the way, you can exit the BIOS without saving the settings - to do this, select in the section Exit option Discard Changes and Exit (discard settings and exit / do not save settings, exit).

You can also exit the BIOS by simply restarting the computer (although it is not recommended to do this again...).

Reset settings to optimal

If you changed any settings in the BIOS and the computer stopped booting (or, for example, the sound disappeared) - or you just decided to return everything back to the way it was - then know that the BIOS has a special function for resetting settings. Those. this function will return all settings to default (i.e. it will do everything by default, as it was when purchased).

You can reset the settings in two ways:

  1. press the button F9(however, it does not work in all BIOS versions);
  2. go to the section Exit, then click on Load BIOS Defaults(see screenshot below).

Reset settings to default - AMI BIOS

By the way, after loading the default settings, you need to save them by pressing F10 (about this - see just above in the article).

In different BIOS versions, the name of the reset item may differ slightly. For example, the screenshot below shows the section Exit on a Dell laptop - here you need to click on Restore Defaults, and then save the tinctures - Save Changes and Reset. After rebooting the device, it will work with default settings.

Reset settings to default // Dell laptop // Restore Defaults

Setting up BIOS to boot from a flash drive/disk

Let's move on to the most important thing. I will look at the BIOS settings using the example of some of the most popular BIOS versions - AMI BIOS And Award BIOS(in principle, the main thing is to understand the meaning - everything is done the same way everywhere, there is a slight difference in the menu designation).

AMI BIOS

First you need to go to the section Advanced(extended, see arrow 1 on the screen below), then you need to open the section USB Configuration. Then check that all USB ports are turned on (that is, that the inscription next to them is lit Enabled)!

Checking USB ports - are they enabled?

  1. 1st Boot Device - CD/DVD... (means that the first boot device from which the PC will try to boot is the CD/DVD drive. If there is no boot/installation disk in it, the computer will try to boot from the 2nd Boot Device);
  2. 2nd Boot Device - SATA: 5M-WDC WD5000(computer hard drive. Windows is installed on it, therefore, it will boot if there is no disk in the CD/DVD drive).

Naturally, with such a download queue, the computer will not boot from the flash drive!

How it was and how it should be for booting from a flash drive // ​​AMI BIOS

In order for the BIOS to see your flash drive, you need to change the boot queue to the following:

  1. USB: Generic USB SD;
  2. CD/DVD: 6M-TSST;
  3. SATA: 5M-WDC WD5000.

In this case, the BIOS will first check the flash drive inserted into the USB port, then the CD/DVD drive, and then boot from the hard drive. In most cases, the best option.

Award BIOS

In principle, it is configured in the same way, with a slight difference in the menu designation. And so, after entering the BIOS, I recommend immediately opening the section Standard CMOS Features.

In this section, check whether the USB ports (devices) are enabled. Just check that opposite the lines where “USB” is mentioned, it is everywhere (example in the screenshot below).

USB ports: do they work? They are working!

  1. First Boot Device (first boot device) - USB-HDD (the best choice for booting from a flash drive is a USB-HDD. In exceptional cases, if the BIOS suddenly does not recognize your flash drive, try USB-FDD) ;
  2. Second Boot Device (second boot device) - Hard Disk (hard drive).

Setting up the laptop BIOS

This is done in the same way as for a computer. True, there may be some “serious” differences in individual models, but overall everything is identical.

In laptops, there is a separate BOOT section for boot settings. Once you open it, all boot options are available to you.

I will give a universal version of the parameters that is most often used (using the example of a Dell Inspiron 3000 series laptop):

  • Secure Boot - (secure boot mode is disabled. Only new versions of Windows 8, 10 support it, and many have several OSes, or use 7...);
  • - (fast loading - in most cases, it doesn’t speed things up much...)
  • 1st Boot Priority - the first boot device (USB drive);
  • 2nd Boot Priority - second boot device (hard drive).

In many other laptop models, the BIOS settings are done in a similar way, the menus and settings are similar or the same.

A few words about UEFI

On modern computers and laptops, UEFI is used instead of BIOS. It is a more expanded and advanced version of the BIOS: for example, you can use the mouse in it, there is often Russification of the menu, etc. For the purposes of this article, I will say that in terms of editing the Boot section, everything is the same here...

For example, the photo below shows the main UEFI window on an Asus laptop, which is displayed immediately after logging into it. In order to open the extended menu and find the Boot section, pay attention to the bottom of the window: you need to press the key F7 (or press F8- and immediately start loading from the flash drive).

In the advanced settings in the Boot section, everything is done in the same way as in a “regular” BIOS: you need a flash drive (in my case "jetFlashTranscend 16 GB") just move to the first place and then save the settings (key F10) .

Booting from a flash drive/disk using Boot Menu

Why configure and change the boot queue in the BIOS when you can boot from a flash drive by pressing one button?

We are talking about the Boot Menu - the boot menu, translated into Russian. If you call up this menu, you can choose where to boot your computer/laptop from: from a hard drive, from a CD/DVD drive, from a flash drive, from an SD card, etc.

The button for calling the Boot Menu is usually indicated on the first screen that you see after turning it on. Example in the photo below:

  1. F2 or Del - enter BIOS settings;
  2. F11 - call Boot Menu.

By calling the Boot Menu, you will see all the devices from which you can boot. An example in the photo below: you can boot from a hard drive, flash drive and CD/DVD drive.

Why doesn't the BIOS boot from a flash drive/disk?

1) USB controller disabled in BIOS

Almost all BIOS versions have an option to disable USB ports. Of course, if they are turned off, then you will not be able to boot from a USB drive. Check whether they are enabled (or reset the settings to default) - just above in the article, I showed how this is done.

2) The bootable flash drive was written incorrectly

Often it may be recorded incorrectly due to incorrect program settings (in which you recorded it), or a “broken” ISO image with the system. I recommend reading this article:

3) After rebooting the computer, installation starts all over again

Quite often the following situation occurs. You inserted the USB flash drive, the computer booted from it and the installation began, then it rebooted and the installation began again. And so in a circle...

In this case, simply remove the flash drive and restart your computer. It will boot from the hard drive (where the installation files from the flash drive have already been copied)- and the installation will continue (rather than start again).

4) USB 3.0 and USB 2.0

Nowadays, modern PCs/laptops have several types of USB ports: USB 3.0 (USB 3.1) and USB 2.0 (USB 3.0 - marked in blue). “Old” Windows operating systems do not support USB 3.0, so in cases where the flash drive is “invisible,” I recommend trying to install the OS from a USB 2.0 port.

Case in point: USB 2.0 and USB3.0

5) USB-HDD, USB-FDD, etc.

In the BIOS, when setting the boot order, you usually need to select USB-HDD, but in some cases the BIOS does not see the flash drive. In this case, try changing the USB-HDD to USB-FDD.

6) Error “Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key”

It often occurs if you have, for example, a disk (floppy disk) connected to a computer that does not have boot records. Simply remove and disconnect all media except the one you intend to install from (for example, USB flash drives).

Instructions! Solution to the "reboot and select proper..." error -

7) Disconnect all extras from the computer. equipment

It is also recommended to disconnect the second monitor, printers, scanners, etc. from the computer. The fact is that when installing Windows, this can create additional problems. For example, I had a case where Windows incorrectly determined the default monitor and was "sending" the image to another monitor that was turned off (and I saw a “black” screen...).

8) Turn on Legacy mode

In the Boot section, you need to change the boot mode from EFI (UEFI) to Legacy (if available). I made a recommendation regarding this above. The fact is that not all Windows operating systems support the “new” feature (in addition, you need to correctly write the USB flash drive for this installation mode).

9) Turn off Secure Boot

In the BIOS, in the Boot section (usually) there is a Secure Boot option - also disable it, set it to Disable (if it exists).

10) Enable Launch CSM (if available (usually the Boot section))

In the BIOS, in the Boot section, change the Launch CSM mode to Enable (if it has one).

Sometimes there are quite unpleasant situations when the operating system crashes. 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 Sony Vaio laptops, access is achieved 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 the 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 a suitable driver, although it should do this 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 in 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 quick formatting line, 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 source must be the original Windows installation 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 program or even 7-Zip, and the flash drive is in working condition and connected to a computer or laptop).

First, call the 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 USB device number. 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 the select disk command and, separated by a space, indicate the number of the disk you are looking for. 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

At this stage, no configuration will be required. We don’t yet need a BIOS to boot from a flash drive, but we will need the 7-Zip program. In its simplest form, it can be used to correctly copy installation files to media (roughly speaking, extract them from the image).

We launch the Zip File Manager utility 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 the optical drive by 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. In fact, the flash drive itself may not support the USB 3.0 ports into which it is plugged in. 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 a prerequisite, as is already clear, is a disk image, which 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 appropriate FAT or NTFS file systems, and not UDP, as sometimes happens. As for the volume, 4 GB will be quite enough for any system, including even the tenth modification that is gaining popularity.

Nowadays, manufacturers of laptops, nettops, all-in-one PCs and desktop PCs are increasingly producing them as part of systems that do not have an optical drive. This is not surprising, since the digital industry has practically replaced the distribution of various content on optical storage devices.

Due to the fact that the computer does not have an optical drive, users began to have difficulty installing the operating system on it. Often, when installing an OS via a DVD drive, the user did not make any settings in the BIOS, since the first boot device in it by default is a DVD-ROM. The only option for systems that do not have a DVD-ROM is to install from a flash drive.

To install the OS from a flash drive or portable USB HDD, you need set options for bootable USB devices in BIOS. In order for our readers to be able to boot from a USB drive on their own, we have prepared material in which, using examples, we will describe the process of setting up the BIOS for booting from a flash drive for various systems.

Let's prepare our USB drive

First of all, to boot a flash drive using the BIOS, you need to make it bootable. For example, let's take a licensed disk with Windows 7 OS and make an iso image from it. The image can be made using the DAEMON Tools or Alcohol 120% programs. Also, the original disk image with the licensed seven can be downloaded from the official Microsoft website, provided you have a license key.

Having received the image file, let's proceed to the second step. This step involves creating a bootable USB flash drive using the utility Rufus. This utility was chosen for a reason. A distinctive feature of the utility Rufus is that it can write bootable USB flash drives, both for regular BIOS and for UEFI BIOS. Download the utility Rufus from its official page and immediately launch it, since it does not require installation.

In the program window that opens, you can see that in the first combo box “ Devices» a 16 GB flash drive is displayed. After selecting a USB device, you must indicate to the program Rufus path to the iso image of Windows 7. To do this, click the button with the laser disk icon and select the image. After this, click the Start button and wait for the creation of our bootable USB drive to complete.

In the same way, bootable flash drives are created for Windows 8, 10 and XP, as well as for other operating systems. It is especially convenient to create using Rufus Bootable USB flash drive with Windows XP. This is because most methods for creating a bootable flash drive with Windows XP are very difficult for the average PC user. WITH Rufus On the contrary, creating a drive with Windows XP is simple and quick.

After the bootable USB flash drive has been created, you can begin installing or reinstalling the seven using it. Therefore, in the following example we will describe the process of loading the flash drive we created on a computer with UEFI BIOS.

Booting from a USB drive on a computer with UEFI BIOS

Computers with UEFI BIOS support can use Windows, both with and without support for the new BIOS. For example, let's take a computer that does not have an optical drive and is assembled on the basis of a motherboard MSI A58M-E33 with the support UEFI BIOS. Now we need to install the flash drive we created earlier into this computer. To quickly boot from a specific drive in motherboards running UEFI BIOS, there is a special Boot Menu. This menu allows you to select a specific drive without loading the main BIOS menu. On different computers Boot Menu can be called via F12 and F11 . In our case, on the MSI A58M-E33 motherboard Boot Menu called via the F11 key.

From this menu you can see the item “ UEFI: KingstonDataTraveler 2.0PMAM" And " KingstonDataTraveler 2.0PMAM" If we select the first item, then the Windows 7 operating system will be installed with support UEFI BIOS, and if the second one, then with the support of a regular BIOS. After selecting the first or second item, the installation files will begin downloading.

Note that if we created a bootable USB drive using the proprietary program from Microsoft Windows USB/DVD Download Tool, we would not be able to install an OS that supports UEFI BIOS, since it creates a bootable USB flash drive that does not have UEFI support.

Let's move on. Now let's try to configure booting from USB devices from the BIOS of the MSI A58M-E33 motherboard. To do this, when starting the computer, press the Del key. This action will load the motherboard BIOS.

In the main BIOS window, go to the “ Settings", after which the settings menu will open. In this menu we need to select the “”. After selecting it, the download settings will open.

In these settings, you can see that the first boot device is the hard drive.

In order for our flash drive to load when the system starts, we will set the item “ UEFI USB Hard Disk" first on the list.

After these steps, you need to save the BIOS configuration and restart the computer. Now, when the system starts, a USB drive with UEFI BIOS support will be loaded first. To select a flash drive with an OS without UEFI BIOS support, you need to select the “ USB Hard Disk» to the very top of the list in the BIOS boot settings.

The example shows how easy it is to configure Boot Menu and boot BIOS configuration of the MSI A58M-E33 motherboard. Setting up the BIOS on new motherboards from other manufacturers looks similar.

Setting up booting from a USB drive on an old computer with Phoenix BIOS

Phoenix BIOS created by Phoenix Technologies. This BIOS was quite popular on already outdated computers. By using Phoenix BIOS You can also boot from a flash drive. For example, let's take the SAMSUNG R60 laptop, which has support Phoenix BIOS. Just like on most computers, press the Del button and go to settings Phoenix BIOS.

For our task, we need to go to the “ Boot" On this tab, select the item “ Boot Device Priority", after which we will be taken to the boot device settings menu.

In these settings, we need to select the flash drive first in the list, as shown below.

Having completed these steps, our bootable flash drive will be loaded first when the system starts. In the same way, you can install and run a flash drive on most PCs running Phoenix BIOS.

Setting up booting from a USB drive on an old AMIBIOS computer

Let's consider launching a flash drive on a PC running AMI BIOS. developed by the American company American Megatrends Incorporated, hence the abbreviation in its name AMI. This BIOS is known to many PC users because of the start logo when the system starts.

Turn on the computer and go to the settings using the Del key. In the BIOS window we need to go to the settings item "".

After these steps, settings will open that allow you to set the priority of drives at system startup, including flash drives.

In the same way, you can install and run a flash drive on most computers running AMIBIOS.

Problems when solving the task on AMIBIOS and Phoenix BIOS

Users of very old laptops and desktop computers may encounter problems starting a bootable USB device.

This problem is due to the fact that on very old computers running AMIBIOS and Phoenix BIOS there is no support for launching USB devices at system startup. Therefore, the only boot device in this case will be the optical drive.

Another nuance when solving our problem may be different versions of AMIBIOS and Phoenix BIOS, which differ from those discussed above. The main difference may be the interface and a different location of the settings. In this case, you should not be upset, since the developers do not hide the boot configuration settings and they can always be found and configured by analogy with the examples described above.

Setting up booting from a USB drive to a mini PC

New mini PC Compute Stick from Intel quickly gained popularity among users, as it is a computer with Windows OS on board, which is only several times larger in size than a regular flash drive. Due to its size, it does not have most of the interfaces found in desktop PCs and laptops. For example, there is no RJ45 interface and no interface for DisplayPort digital monitors.

Since Intel Compute Stick comes with a pre-installed Windows 8 or 10 operating system, then most users do not have problems installing the OS on it. But what about the situation when the OS is damaged as a result of viruses or deletion of system files.

In this situation, a bootable USB flash drive will help and Boot Menu BIOS. For example, let's take the Intel analogue Compute Stick called Meegopad T02. To reinstall Windows on this computer, you need to download the OS image from the official website of the Meegopad T02 manufacturer www.x86pad.com. After downloading and creating a bootable USB flash drive, install it in Meegopad T02. Then turn on Meegopad T02, having first booted into Boot Menu BIOS using the F10 key.

IN Boot Menu You can select a flash drive and install Windows OS using it. To constantly load the flash drive when the system starts, you can open the BIOS and configure it to prioritize loading of different USB drives.

Let's sum it up

After reading the examples described above, the average PC user can easily set the priority of bootable flash drives in systems with different BIOS versions. By learning to place the flash drive first when booting, you will understand how quickly and conveniently you can install various operating systems on your PC.

We hope our article will help you boot from a flash drive and install the operating system, and will also help you install it on computers that do not have an optical drive.

Video on the topic

Over time, operating systems accumulate unnecessary files and parts of deleted programs. There is a need to reinstall Windows or another OS. Most modern laptops (and sometimes desktop computers) no longer have a CD-ROM, so you need to know how to launch a bootable USB flash drive via BIOS and set the launch priority.

Setting up BIOS to boot from a flash drive

Every modern PC user should know how to set the BIOS to boot from a flash drive. This is due to the gradual abandonment of disks and the convenience of using removable drives. It is much easier to copy the system distribution (installer) onto media and install from it. The only difficulty that everyone who decides to install an OS from a drive faces is correctly setting up the BIOS. It should change the boot priority, which will force the computer to first read data from removable media, and only then launch files from the hard drive.

Some PC owners are faced with the problem that the BIOS does not see the bootable USB flash drive. To avoid this situation, you should follow these recommendations:

  1. The drive must be in USB before starting the PC.
  2. Connect the media to the 2.0 connector, because version 7 of the OS does not have drivers for the 3.0 input.
  3. Sometimes the BIOS does not boot from a flash drive just because the USB controller is turned off (Award version). It must be enabled from the Integrated Peripherals/Advanced Chipset Features section. Make sure that next to this line is the word Enabled.

Booting from a flash drive into Award Bios

Global laptop manufacturers (Lenovo, Asus, Sony, HP) can install different BIOS versions on their devices. Below is an example of how to install the Award version in BIOS to boot from a flash drive:

  1. Restart your computer, press Del or F2 until a blue screen appears.
  2. Go to Advanced BIOS Features.
  3. If there is immediately an option called First Boot Device, then you should click on it and switch to removable media with the OS.
  4. In new versions of the system firmware, there is an additional menu section called Boot Seq & Floppy Setup. Inside it, again prioritize the drive as First Boot Device.
  5. It is advisable to set your hard drive as the second device. This will be needed during the installation process so that it does not start in a circle.
  6. Use the Esc key to go to the main menu, go to Save & Exit Setup. Confirm saving changes.

How to boot from a flash drive into AMI BIOS

Do not forget that the bootable media must be inserted into the slot in advance. Below are instructions on how to set the BIOS AMI to boot from a flash drive:

  • go to settings using the Del button (press during the initial splash screen until the BIOS appears);
  • using the arrows, you need to select the Boot section;
  • go to the Hard Disk Drives menu, then press enter on the 1st Drive line;
  • Select the name of your OS drive from the list and press Enter.
  • go to the Boot device priority section;
  • enter the First boot device menu by pressing Enter;
  • re-install the removable media;
  • go to the top menu, select Exit saving changes or Save changes and exit, confirm your consent to make changes.

How to boot from a flash drive in Phoenix-Award Bios

There is another version of global settings. Below is an option on how to set Phoenix BIOS to boot from a flash drive. This option is much less common, but the principle remains the same: you need to assign a boot priority so that the program runs the OS installer. To go to the settings, press Del or F2, then:

  1. Check if the USB ports are enabled. Go to Peripherals and opposite the line “USB 2.0 Controller” there must be the word “Enabled”.
  2. After that, go to the Advanced tab, there, opposite the “First Boot Device” line, set the value to USB-HDD.
  3. Exit the settings and save via Save & Exit Setup.

How to boot Windows from a flash drive to EFI (UEFI) Bios

The latest versions of Windows offer the simplest and most intuitive option on how to boot from a flash drive in Bios. If in previous firmware the menu looked like a regular list in which it was necessary to use the arrows on the keyboard for manipulation, the new UEFI interface includes graphic elements and supports the use of the mouse. For different laptop models, the transition occurs using special buttons, for example:

  • HP - first ESC, and then F10;
  • Asus – Del, then F2.

Some Windows 8 users have noted that they are having problems migrating to the UEFI version of the BIOS. To solve this problem, use one of the following options:

  1. Go to PC settings through the control panel, select the section with power settings. Here you need to turn off Fast Boot mode.
  2. Restart your computer and press the buttons indicated on the start screen to go to the BIOS.
  3. To restart Win 8, press the key combination Shift+Restart. In the menu after reboot, select the Troubleshoot section. Go to “Advanced options”. Here you need to click on UEFI Firmware Settings: you will be redirected to UEFI immediately after rebooting your PC.

There are two ways to start from a drive through a new BIOS. Do not forget that after reinstalling the OS, the boot priority settings will need to be reset to their original form (so that the hard drive boots first). Graphical global settings are very clear; any user can navigate the sections. There are two simple options for setting the priority for the drive:

  1. Go to the Boot Priority menu, it is located at the bottom of the screen. Drag the image of the removable drive to the first position instead of the hard drive and release.
  2. Click on the Exit/Advanced mode button and confirm that you agree to proceed to advanced settings. Here everything is done according to the same scheme: you need to click on the Boot Option Priorities item in the Boot section. In the Boot Option #1 line, select your removable drive. Save and exit settings.

Video: how to set up BIOS on an Asus laptop

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