On 7 May 2012 09:08, Barry Drake <ubuntu-advertis...@gmx.com> wrote: > On 06/05/12 23:16, Tony Pursell wrote: > >> All the computers I use now have an option to show a boot menu. Usually >> something like Esc or F12. Sometimes this shown as an option when the >> computer is starting up, sometimes not. My desktop tells me it is Esc, my >> two EEEPCs don't tell me, but it is still Esc. So I don't need to go into >> the BIOS to change the boot sequence. Maybe your chap can find a boot menu >> option and you can avoid any mention of the BIOS. >> > > This particular guy says it is an older computer. I have no information > from him about hardware. The thing is, Windows folk who don't know > anything about bios settings or boot menus haven't a clue how to find out - > most Dell computers kindly show the options briefly on the boot flash > screen, but a lot deliberately don't do. It would be far easier if mobo > manufacturers adopted some sort of standard. > > My HP Pavillion desktop PC is six years old and has a boot menu feature. I haven't fired up my 14 year old Dell recently but I bet it hasn't got a boot menu or will boot from a USB stick.
Tony
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