Every system administrator, and just the owner of a personal computer, needs to know how to install a boot from a USB flash drive in BIOS . Now we will consider this feature in detail.
General rules
Note that the question of how to run a USB flash drive through BIOS most often arises during the reinstallation of the operating system.
The Windows distribution does not necessarily come on a CD. For example, installing the operating system on a netbook otherwise simply will not work, since it most often does not have its own drive. Regardless of your version of BIOS, there are general answers to the question of how to install a boot from a flash drive in a BIOS, let's start with them.- USB, . , , . , Delete (, F2), . ( , Tab, F1, Esc). , .
When all of the above has already been done, make sure that the USB controller is turned on in the BIOS. Without its activation, the USB flash drive will not be loaded via BIOS. Next, find the Boot tab, and then put the USB flash drive in the list of boot devices in 1st place. Save your changes. It may seem unusual that BIOS implements the ability to move through lines and tabs only using the keyboard.
How to configure Award BIOS
Let's look at how to install boot from a flash drive in BIOS, using the example of Award BIOS.
Check if the USB controller is turned on.Scroll to Integrated Peripherals. Lower the pointer using the arrow on the keyboard to the USB Controller item. Press the Enter key, then select Enable in the window that appears (also use the Enter key). USB Controller 2.0 should also be set to Enable. Exit this section by pressing Esc. Then go to Advanced BIOS and then on Boot Priority. Position the pointer on the line with the name of the flash drive and raise it to the very top using the “+” key, which is on the keyboard. After that, press Esc to exit. On the First Boot line, press Enter. Select USB HDD. If, as a result, the download from removable media does not take place, return to this item and select USB-FDD. In this case, the second device should specify Hard Disk. Exit this section by pressing Esc. Leave the BIOS, after saving the changes.To do this, click on Save and Exit Setup. After that, specify Y and confirm the action with the Enter key.AMI BIOS
It should also be mentioned how to install boot from a flash drive on the AMI BIOS in BIOS. Go to Advanced and then USB Configuration. Next to USB Function (2.0 Controller), set the value to Enabled. Press Esc to exit the section. Go to Boot. Move the pointer to the first line, press Enter, select the USB flash drive in the window. Exit this menu. Go to the Boot Device. Select the USB flash drive as the first boot device.
Follow the instructions described above, you should not meet any special difficulties and differences. We hope the instruction helped you.