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USB Boot Guide Step-By-Step Quick Start

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Obtain, borrow, buy or make a bootable USB flash drive.

Power Off your computer completely. [Start]-->[Shutdown]
Insert CraftedFlash bootable USB Drive.
Power On your computer.
Press the Boot Menu Key, usually Esc or F12 when the display starts.
Select USB-HDD or Patriot Memory

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So, it turns out this is really easy on most recent computers. The first four steps
are self explanatory. Step five is just a matter of knowing the right key to press
and when. Step six can be somewhat confusing because not every computer
manufacturer uses the same terminology to describe the bootable USB flash
drive or pen drive. Just search for your computer manufacturer and model
below, then note the boot menu key(s) and any special instructions.
The tables below offer assistance with steps five and six. The "Boot Menu"
column shows the known boot option keys for various computer manufacturers.
When you are trying to get to the boot menu, reboot and press the first key as
soon as the display flashes or is no longer blank. If that does not work, reboot
again and press the key repeatedly immediately after you turn on the power. If
that does not work, reboot again and press the next listed key immediately
after the display becomes active. After you get to the boot menu, step five
involves locating the bootable CraftedFlash USB device. Usually, this device is
listed as "Patriot Memory", "USB" or sometimes "USB-HDD". Sometimes it will
be listed on a sub-menu with the other hard drives.
Keep in mind that most computers will also allow you to change the boot
"priority" so that the bootable USB stick is preferred over the local hard drive.
The "BIOS/UEFI Key" column shows which key can be used to enter the
BIOS/UEFI setup menus in order to change the boot device sequence.

USB Flash Drive Boot Reference List

Manufact
Type
urer

Models

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

Acer

Esc,
F12,
F9

Del, F2

Acer

netboo Aspire One zg5,

k
zg8

F12

F2

Acer

netboo
Aspire Timeline
k

F12

F2

netboo
Aspire v3, v5, v7 F12
k

The "F12
Boot
Menu"
must be
F2
enabled in
BIOS. It is
disabled
by default.

Acer

Manufact
Type
urer

Models

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

Apple

After 2006

Optio
n

Models

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

F8

F9

Manufact
Type
urer
Asus

desktop

Asus

laptop

Asus

laptop

VivoBook
f200ca, f202e,
q200e, s200e,
s400ca, s500ca,
Esc
u38n, v500ca,
v550ca, v551,
x200ca, x202e,
x550ca, z202e
N550JV, N750JV, Esc
N550LF, Rog
g750jh, Rog
g750jw, Rog

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

Delete

Disable
F2
"Fast
Boot" and
"Secure

g750jx

Boot
Control" in
order to
boot from
MBR
formatted
media.

Zenbook Infinity
ux301, Infinity
ux301la, Prime
ux31a, Prime
ux32vd, R509C, Esc
Taichi 21, Touch
u500vz,
Transformer
Book TX300

Disable
"Fast
Boot" and
"Secure
Boot
Control" in F2
order to
boot from
MBR
formatted
media.

Asus

laptop

Asus

k25f, k35e,
k34u, k35u,
k43u, k46cb,
k52f, k53e,
k55a, k60ij,
k70ab, k72f,
k73e, k73s, k84l,
k93sm, k93sv,
k95vb, k501,
k601, R503C,
notebo
x32a, x35u,
F8
ok
x54c, x61g,
x64c, x64v,
x75a, x83v,
x83vb, x90,
x93sv, x95gl,
x101ch, x102ba,
x200ca, x202e,
x301a, x401a,
x401u, x501a,
x502c, x750ja

Asus

netboo Eee PC 1015,

k
1025c

Esc

DEL

F2

Boot Tab,
Boot Device

Priority, 1st
Boot Device,
Removable
Device, F10

Models

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

Compaq

Presario

Esc,
F9

F10

Manufact
Type
urer

Models

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

Manufact
Type
urer

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

Dell

Dimension,
Inspiron,
desktop
Latitude,
Optiplex

F12

Select
"USB Flash F2
Drive".

Dell

Alienware
Aurora, Inspiron
One 20, Inspiron
23 Touch,
Inspiron 620,
630, 650, 660s,
desktop
F12
Inspiron 3000,
X51, XPS 8300,
XPS 8500, XPS
8700, XPS 18
Touch, XPS 27
Touch

Select
"USB Flash F2
Drive".

Dell

Inspiron One
2020, 2305,
desktop
2320, 2330 AllIn-One

Select
"USB Flash F2
Drive".

Dell

laptop

F12

Inspiron 11 3000 F12

series touch, 14z
Ultrabook, 14

Select
"USB
Storage

F2

BIOS
"Advanced
Tab", Boot
Order

Settings>General>Boot

7000 series
touch, 15z
Ultrabook touch,
15 7000 series
touch, 17 7000
series touch

Device"

Sequence>"USB
Storage
Device",
then up
arrow,
[Apply]-[Exit]

Select
"USB
Storage
Device"

Settings>General>Boot
Sequence>"USB
Storage
Device",
then up
arrow,
[Apply]-[Exit]

laptop

Inspiron 14R
non-touch, 15
non-touch, 15R
non-touch, 17
non-touch, 17R
non-touch

laptop

Latitude c400,
c600, c640,
d610, d620,
d630, d830,
e5520, e6320,
F12
e6400, e6410,
e6420, e6430,
e6500, e6520,
6430u
Ultrabook, x300

Select
"USB
Storage
F2
Device"
from boot
menu.

Dell

laptop

Precision m3800,
m4400, m4700,
m4800, m6500, F12
m6600, m6700,
m6800

Select
"USB
Storage
F2
Device"
from boot
menu.

Dell

laptop

Alienware 14,
Alienware 17,
Alienware 18,
XPS 11 2-in-1,
XPS 12 2-in-1,

Select
F2
"USB
Storage
Device"
from boot

Dell

Dell

F12

F12

F2

XPS 13, XPS 14

Ultrabook, XPS
15 Touch,

menu.

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

eMachines

F12

Tab, Del

Manufact
Type
urer

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

Fujitsu

F12

F2

Manufact
Type
urer

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

Esc,
F9

Esc,
F10, F1

Manufact
Type
urer

HP

Models

Models

Models

generic

Pavilion Media
Center a1477c

HP

desktop

Esc

HP

desktop Pavilion 23 All In Esc

One

F10

Select
boot
media
from the
menu.

F10

BIOS
"Advanced"
tab, Boot
Order, Move
"USB Device"
before "Hard
Drive"
UEFI/BIOS
"Advanced"
tab, Boot
Order, Move
"USB Device"
before "Hard
Drive". For
non-UEFI
media,
disable
secure boot
and enable
legacy

support.

HP

HP

HP

HP

HP

Pavilion Elite
e9000, e9120y, Esc,
desktop
e9150t, e9220y, F9
e9280t

desktop

Pavilion g6 and
g7

Esc

Pavilion HPE PC,

desktop
Esc
h8-1287c

desktop

Pavilion PC, p6
2317c

Pavilion PC, p7
desktop
1297cb

F10

Esc

Esc

HP

desktop

TouchSmart 520
Esc
PC

HP

laptop

2000

Esc

Then F9
for "Boot
Menu"

Then F9
for "Boot
Menu"

Then F9
for "Boot
Menu"

Then F9
for "Boot
Menu"

Then F9
for "Boot
Menu".
Select
"Patriot

F10

UEFI/BIOS
"Advanced"
tab, Boot
Order, Move
"USB Device"
before "Hard
Drive"

Esc

F10, Storage
tab, Boot
Order,
Legacy Boot
Sources

Esc

F10, Storage
tab, Boot
Order,
Legacy Boot
Sources

Esc

F10, Storage
tab, Boot
Order,
Legacy Boot
Sources

Esc

F10, Storage
tab, Boot
Order,
Legacy Boot
Sources

Esc

Then F10,
Storage tab,
Boot Order,
Legacy Boot
Sources

Memory"
on the
Boot
Option
Menu.

HP

notebo
Pavilion g4
ok

HP

ENVY x2, m4,

m4-1015dx, m41115dx,
sleekbook m6,
notebo
m6-1105dx, m6- Esc
ok
1205dx, m6k015dx, m6k025dx,
touchsmart m7

HP

Envy, dv6 and

notebo dv7 PC, dv9700,
Esc
ok
Spectre 14,
Spectre 13

Then F9
for "Boot
Menu"

HP

2000 - 2a20nr,
2a53ca, 2b16nr,
notebo
2b89wm,
Esc
ok
2c29wm,
2d29wm

Then F9
for "Boot
Menu"

HP

Esc

notebo Probook 4520s, Esc

ok
4525s, 4540s,
4545s, 5220m,
5310m, 5330m,
5660b, 5670b

Then F9
for "Boot
Menu"

F10

BIOS
"Advanced"
tab, Boot
Order, Move
"USB Device"
before "Hard
Drive"

Esc

Then F10,
Storage tab,
Boot Order,
Legacy Boot
Sources

Esc

Then F10,
Storage tab,
Boot Order,
Legacy Boot
Sources

Esc

Then F10,
Storage tab,
Boot Order,
Legacy Boot
Sources

F10

BIOS
"Advanced"
tab, Boot
Order, Move
"USB Device"
before "Hard

Drive"

HP

tower

Manufact
Type
urer

BIOS "Boot"
tab, Boot
Device
Priority, Hard
Drive Boot
Priority,
Move "USBHDD0" up to
#1 position.

Pavilion a410n

Esc

F1

Models

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

Intel

F10

Manufact
Type
urer

Models

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

F1, F2

F1, F2

Lenovo

desktop

F12,
F8,
F10

Lenovo

laptop

F12

Lenovo

laptop

ThinkPad edge,
e431, e531,
e545, helix,
l440, l540, s431,
t440s, t540p,
F12
twist, w510,
w520, w530,
w540, x140,
x220, x230,
x240, X1 carbon

Lenovo

laptop

IdeaPad s300,
u110, u310
Touch, u410,
u510, y500,
y510, yoga 11,

F1

Novo Small
Novo
butto button on button
n
the side
next to the
power

Small button
on the side
next to the
power
button.

yoga 13, z500

button.
F12
or Fn
+ F11

F2

netboo
IdeaPad S10-3
k

F12

F2

g460, g470,
notebo
g475, g480,
ok
g485

F12

F2

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

NEC

F5

F2

Manufact
Type
urer

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

Packard
Bell

F8

F1, Del

Manufact
Type
urer

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

Lenovo

laptop

Lenovo

Lenovo

Manufact
Type
urer

IdeaPad P500

Models

Models

Models

F12,
Esc

Samsung

Samsung

netboo
NC10
k

Esc

F2

Boot Tab,
Select "Boot
Device
Priority",
Press Return,
Up/Down to
Highlight,
F6/F5 to
change
priority.

Samsung

notebo np300e5c,

Esc

F2

Boot Tab,

ok

Samsung

Samsung

Select "Boot
Device
Priority",
Press Return,
Up/Down to
Highlight,
F6/F5 to
change
priority.

np300e5e,
np350v5c,
np355v5c,
np365e5c,
np550p5c

Series 5 Ultra,
ultrabo Series 7
ok
Chronos, Series
9 Ultrabook

Esc

ultrabo
Ativ Book 2, 8, 9 F2
ok

Manufact
Type
urer

Models

Note that
you must
first
disable
fast boot
F2
in
BIOS/UEFI
to boot
from a
USB drive.

Boot Tab,
Select "Boot
Device
Priority",
Press Return,
Up/Down to
Highlight,
F6/F5 to
change
priority.

Note that
you must
first
disable
fast boot
in
BIOS/UEFI F10
to boot
from a
USB drive
or use the
F2 boot
menu.

Boot Tab,
Select "Boot
Device
Priority",
Press Return,
Up/Down to
Highlight,
F6/F5 to
change
priority.

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

Sharp
Manufact Type
urer

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority
F2

Models

Boot Boot
Men Once

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

u
assist
butto
n

Sony

VAIO Duo, Pro,

Flip, Tap, Fit

Sony

VAIO, PCG, VGN F11

assist
button
F1, F2,
F3
BIOS "BOOT"
section,
"External
Device Boot"
enabled

Sony

VGN

Esc,
F10

F2

Manufact
Type
urer

Models

Boot
Boot
Men
Once
u

BIOS/U Change
EFI Key Priority

Toshiba

laptop

Kira, Kirabook
13, Ultrabook

F12

F2

Toshiba

laptop

Qosmio g30,
g35, g40, g50

F12

F2

laptop

Qosmio x70,
x75, x500, x505,
F12
x870, x875,
x880

F2

Toshiba

Protege,
Satellite, Tecra

F12

F1, Esc

Toshiba

Equium

F12

F12

Toshiba

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