BIOS Settings - Boot Order.

This information is for educational purposes only, and is to show how its done but not advised or to be taken as instructions for illegitimate activities, any actions that you do make, you take sole responsibility for and you must be aware of the consequences prior to performing your actions, so use google and do your research.

Ok, now that the boring section of warning you guys is over, here is how to adjust your boot order to allow for USB operating systems.

1) You need to locate the correct way to access your Bios settings, this is usually given within one of the load up screens on your computer, often located at the bottom of the page and usually requires you to hit an F key to access them. Locate the correct key and you will be given access to your motherboards options and settings. Be careful when you do this, alternative F keys can have alternative actions.

Also do not start playing around with the settings unless you know what you are doing. Things can and will break if you do this. If you wish to learn more about your motherboard, you should be able to access the information about what make and model your motherboard is within this section. Seek further information from the manufacturers website.

2) Once you have gained access to your BIOS Settings, if you look for the option usually referred to as "Boot Order". What this little section does is exactly as the name suggests, it searches a series of devices in the order you set, to look for your operating system. Normally this is your Sata or IDE hard drives, but what we want is a USB stick or USB drive, and they should be in the list, so if you follow the instructions that will be located some where within the screen your looking at, you should then be able to adjust your boot order, so that the motherboard looks for the USB options prior to your Hard drives.

3) Save the settings you have selected, and if you have an operating system on an external drive or USB stick, plug it in, restart your machine and you should see that Operating system load. If you do not, then it will simply pass over the USB options you have set and go for your Hard drives and your normal operating system will boot up, just like normal.

Its very simple and very effective.


Resources:
http://compreviews.about.com/cs/pchardwarebasics/a/aaBIOS_2.htm
& My own prior knowledge to this article being published.