System BIOS Boot Keys for Laptops/Desktop PCs Here is list of Laptop and Desktop System Boots Codes for various vendors. Note, not all keys will work as some models have different key combinations to others. Acer F2 (BIOS Setup) ALT + F2 (Boot Device Options) F12 (Boot Device Options) ALT + F10 (Acer eRecovery) ASUS ESC (Boot Selection Menu) F2 (BIOS Setup) F9 (Asus Laptop Recovery) Apple (Models 2006+) Command + Option + P + R (PRAM and NVRAM Reset) Command + S (Boot into Single-User Mode) Command + V (Boot with Verbose Status) Option (Select Hard Drive Boot Volume) Option + N (Boot Image from Netboot Server) Shift (Boot into Safe Mode) C (Boot from CD Drive) D (Boot from OS/X Recovery and perform Hardware Test) N (Boot from Network) Dell CTRL + F11 (Dell™ PC Restore by Symantec) F8 (Repair Your Computer) Dell Factory Image Restore EI Systems F10 (System Recovery) Fujitsu F2 (BIOS Setup) F12 (Boot Menu) Gateway F11 or R (Gateway Recovery) HP / Compaq Desktops F10 (HP Recovery) HP Pavilion / Compaq Laptops ESC (Startup Menu) F1 (System Information) F2 (System Diagnostic) F9 (Boot Device Options) F10 (BIOS Setup) F11 (System Recovery) IBM ThinkPad F11 (IBM Product Recovery) Intel NUC F2 (System Setup) F7 (BIOS Update) F10 (Boot Menu) iRULU Walknbook ESC (Boot Device Options) Lenovo (Lenovo OneKey Rescue System) F2 (BIOS Setup) Packard Bell F11 (Recovery Program) Sony Vaio F10 (VAIO Recovery Wizard) Toshiba 0 (zero) (Toshiba Harddrive Recovery Utility) F2 (Setup Utility) F8 (Advanced Boot Options Menu) F12 (Boot Menu)
