How To Change the Boot Order (Boot Sequence) in BIOS  ?

Most of the time we’re wondering about what is “boot” actually and why we need to configure boot order when every time we wants to start windows setup by cd or pendrive or maybe we wants to run some bootable software in our system. The answer is for the word “Booting” means Startup in technical language and whenever we start our system it will look in our bios configuration for what they gonna have to start first and that’s why By defining the boot setting to your bios by your own you can make changes in your computer’s hardware startup, like you can make your HDD to boot first or maybe your Pendrive or DVD-Writer sometimes, if you’re changing boot setting for windows installation purpose.

Normally you’ll need to change this setting when you want to boot something from another device, whether you’re installing a new windows or another operating system in your computer by using Disc/USB.

So, Let’s Change Boot Sequence

If you’re going to make changes in boot sequence of your BIOS, then the first thing you’ll need to do is to get in your computer’s bios setup. Getting into the setup can be tricky sometimes because you have to find a particular key to press to get directly into bios setup. So, let’s see how to get access to go into our computer’s bios setup and change it according to our use.

Bonus trick – If you want to change boot setting for windows installations purpose than you can directly boot something like pendrive or cd by just selecting your device in boot menu. This will make your computer to boot that particular device for one time only and made thing more easily for you and the given link below will helps you to do this.

How to Quick Boot A USB or CD/DVD Directly From the Boot Menu ?

Step 1 – Entering in BIOS

In order to enter into your computer’s bios you’ll need to press a designated keyboard key which was also showed every time on your computer’s startup and that will give you access to the bios setup page. So, follow to step listed below to open your bios.

• Start your Computer system
• Look for bios logo and search for given default designated button to entering in the BIOS. The BIOS Entering key is predefine by manufacturer and normally those are F1, F2 and Del keys. The key will be also displayed on the screen when your system start’s with the manufacturer’s logo appears if didn’t then you can use the “F1”, “F2” and “Del” key one by one.

• After pressing the correct key command, you’ll enter in the BIOS Setup and may be your BIOS Setup will be looks like the given pic below.

Note 1 – All BIOS setup utilities are little different so yours may look like this or it may look completely different.
Note 2 – Some old Bios setup doesn’t support mouse input but it does if you have an UEFI Bios in your motherboard or otherwise you’ll have to make changes by the use of keyboard.

Step 2 – Finding the boot setting

Now you’ll able to see lots of setting and information about your system and in order to change boot sequence you’ll have to find boot setting first. Mostly you’ll find this setting under some setting tabs like –

“Advance Bios Features”, “Boot Setting”, “Boot Device Priority” Or “Bios Features” etc. Here are some examples of boot setting pathway shown in the image below .

Step 3 – Change the boot order

After finding the boot setting the only thing left is to change boot setting and if you want to change your bios boot setting to 1^st for a particular device than you’ll have to designate that particular device name in the “first boot device” or “boot option #1” tab column and that setting will make your computer to boot that device first when every time it starts.

Most of BIOS allow you to move through menus by using the arrow keys, and use + and – keys to move the devices up and down. In every latest bios you can use your mouse to select your boot devices for boot sequences.

If you want your computer will boot inserted CD disc than your setting layout will be look like this:

If you want your computer will boot attached USB drive than your setting layout will be look like this:

When you are finished adjusting your settings, just save and exit in order to your changes new settings.