System BIOS Boot Keys for Laptops/Desktop PCs
There are many companies that sell desktops and PCs on the market. Different devices come with different operating vital combinations. Other pieces of technology also have different booting methods.
It is necessary to reboot the system every now and again due to increasing bugs in new-age software. This can prove to be tedious if you have to go through all of the files on your computer. For ease of working, different manufacturers have different BIOS boot keys and vital combinations.
Listed here are different keys for BIOS boot and system boot of PC making companies like HP, Dell, Lenovo, Asus, and Apple.
| MANUFACTURER | DEVICE TYPE | BOOT MENU OPTION KEYS | SYSTEM BIOS KEYS |
| Lenovo | Desktop | F12, F8, and F10 | F1, F2 |
| Lenovo | Laptop | F12, Nano Button, Fn+F11 | F1, F2 and Nano Button |
| Lenovo | Notebook | F12 | F2 |
| HP | Desktop | Esc, F9 | F10, Esc |
| HP | Laptop | Esc | F10 |
| HP | Generic | Esc, F9 | Esc, F10, F1 |
| HP | Tower | Esc | F1 |
| HP | Notebook | Esc | Esc or F10 |
| Dell | Desktop | F12 | F2 |
| Dell | Laptop | F12 | F2 |
| Asus | Desktop | F8 | F9 |
| Asus | Laptop | Esc | F2 or Delete |
| Asus | Notebook | Esc, F8 | F2, Delete |
| Apple | Laptop | Cmd+Option+P+R – PRAM and NVRAM reset | |
| Apple | Laptop | Cmd+S (Boot in sinlge-user Mode) | |
| Apple | Laptop | Cmd+V (Boot In Verbose Status) | |
| Apple | Laptop | Option (Select hard drive boot volume) | |
| Apple | Laptop | Option+N (Boot Image from Netboot Server) | |
| Apple | Laptop | Shift (Boot into safe mode) | |
| Apple | Laptop | C (Boot form CD drive) | |
| Apple | Laptop | N (Boot From Network) |
