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title: Access BIOS or Boot Menu
title: Access BIOS/UEFI or Boot Menu
description: >
How to access BIOS settings or boot from other media.
How to access BIOS/UEFI settings or boot from other media.
keywords:
- boot
- menu
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tableOfContents: true
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The BIOS or boot menu can be accessed by holding specific keys down during boot. Refer to the table below for the keys on each model:
The BIOS/UEFI or boot menu can be accessed by holding specific keys down during boot. Refer to the table below for the keys on each model:

| Model | BIOS key | Boot Menu key |
| Model | BIOS/UEFI key | Boot Menu key |
|:-----------------------------------------------------------:|:--------:|:---------------------------------:|
| Laptops:<br/>All Open Firmware models<br/>Pangolin (pang12 and above) | ESC | ESC:<br/>Select `One Time Boot` (Open Firmware)<br/>or `Save & Exit` → `Boot Override`. |
| Laptops:<br/>Most proprietary firmware models | F2 | F7 |
| Older laptops | Depends on the system | F1 |
| Thelio desktops | Del | F8/F11/F12 |
| Thelio desktops | Del/F2 | F8/F11/F12 |
| Meerkat (mini) desktops | F2 | F10 |

If the listed keys don't work, try holding each F1 through F12 key during separate reboots until the BIOS/UEFI appears.

## Open Firmware Screenshots

The following screenshots show the menus in System76 Open Firmware with Coreboot:
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