Using advanced startup 

Use advanced startup if you have problems starting up your computer 
or if you want to change the computer’s startup settings, such as 
allowing your computer to start up from a USB device or an optical 
media. 

1  

Swipe from the right edge of the display to access Charms. 

2  

Touch 

Settings 

→

Change PC settings

→

General

→

Advanced 

startup

→

 Restart now

. 

3  

Touch the 

Troubleshoot

 option to configure various startup

settings. 

Hotkeys 

You can access various menus on your computer using the following 
hotkeys: 

Menu 

Key combination 

Boot menu 

Press and release both the volume up and 
power buttons. 

BIOS / System setup menu 

Press and release both the volume down 
and power buttons. 

ePSA menu 

Press and hold down the volume up and 
power buttons for 3 seconds then release 
both buttons. 

LCD BIST menu 

Press and hold down the volume down and 
power buttons for 3 seconds then release 
both buttons. 

Menu descriptions: 

• 

Boot menu 

— Allows the user a method to stop the normal start­

up of the computer and bring up a special menu to run ePSA or 
boot from an alternate source other than the normal boot from 
the system hard drive. 

• 

BIOS / System setup menu 

 — A tool that halts the normal boot 

process and allows the user to enter a BIOS setup mode to review 
more advanced system information and perform some advanced 
system settings. 

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