Changing boot drive from HD to USB for OS install

Question

I am installing an SSD and Windows 10 at the same time.  Need to know how to change the boot drive to the Windows 10 USB.  Currently on Windows 7. Thanks

Answer 1

Good day ! I am an independent adviser here to help you!

This all depends on your motherboards BIOS. You just have to log into your BIOS usually by hitting the DEL key, f12, or something else. This key will show at the bottom of your screen usually when starting up the PC.

After you get into the BIOS you just need to find boot options then change which drive your PC boots from.

Please let me know if you have further issues.

Answer 2

Hi RogerMattox, 

My name is Rogelio. I am an Independent Advisor. Thanks for contacting our support.

Boot Priority

BIOS (Basic Input Output Subsystem) is a programmable chip that controls how information is passed to various devices in the computer system. A typical method to access the BIOS settings screen is to press ESC, F1, F2, F8 or F10 during the boot sequence.

BIOS settings allow you to run a boot sequence from a floppy drive, a hard drive, a CD-ROM drive or an external device. You may configure the order that your computer searches these physical devices for the boot sequence.

The first device in the order list has the first boot priority. For example, to boot from a CD-ROM drive instead of a hard drive, place the CD-ROM drive ahead of the hard drive in priority.

Before you set boot priority for a USB device, plug the device into a USB port.

To specify the boot sequence:

1. Start the computer and press ESC, F1, F2, F8 or F10 during the initial startup screen. Depending on the BIOS manufacturer, a menu may appear.
2. Choose to enter BIOS setup. The BIOS setup utility page appears.
3. Use the arrow keys to select the BOOT tab. System devices appear in order of priority.
4. To give a CD or DVD drive boot sequence priority over the hard drive, move it to the first position in the list.
5. To give a USB device boot sequence priority over the hard drive, do the following:

• Move the hard drive device to the top of the boot sequence list.
• Expand the hard drive device to display all hard drives.
• Move the USB device to the top of the list of hard drives.

6. Save and exit the BIOS setup utility.
7. The computer will restart with the changed settings.

http://www.boot-disk.com/boot_priority.htm

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To access Boot Menu

To access the Boot Menu, find your PC manufacturer below to see what combination of keys you need:

Acer: Esc, F12 or F9. Most computers models from Acer should work with the F12 key.

Asus: F8 or Esc

Compaq: Esc or F9

Dell: F12

eMachines: F12

Fujitsu: F12

HP: Esc or F9. If Esc works, you may need to press F9 afterwards: Esc + F9.

Lenovo: F8, F10 or F12. On computer models with the Novo button, try pressing the Novo button. Other key combinations: Fn + F11.

Samsung: Esc or F2 or F12. Users of ultrabooks from Samsung should disable the fast boot option in BIOS/UEFI before they boot from a USB device. To disable the fast boot, go to To access BIOS/UEFI > Samsung and find the combination of keys you need to press to access this.

VAIO: Esc, F10 or F11. On some Sony VAIO computers models you may need to press the Assist button.

Toshiba: F12

To access BIOS/UEFI

To access the BIOS/UEFI, find your PC manufacturer below to see what combinations of key you need:

Acer: Del or F2 key. Most models should work with the F2 key.

Asus: Delete or Del key

Compaq: F10

Dell: F2

eMachines: Tab or Del

Fujitsu: F2

HP: Esc, F10, F11. On certain Pavilion models, you may need to press F1 instead.

Lenovo: F1 or F2. If your computer is a laptop from Lenovo, try searching for a small button next to the Power button instead.

Samsung: F2. On some ultrabooks models, you may need to press F10.

VAIO: F1, F2, F3. On models with the Assist button, press Assist.

Toshiba: F1, F2, F12 or Esc.

Let me know if it helped

Thanks.

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Answer 3

Hi, Roger,

I am an Independent Advisor with Directly.

Are you planning a dual boot configuration?

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/change-boot-defa...

HP document on changing Boot Order

https://support.hp.com/sg-en/document/c00364979

Note: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

If you've already installed the SSD, you don't need to do anything **** the USB drive into the unit.

Reboot and Windows will install.

Pat