what f-key to select sata drive to boot from

**rudedog** · 04-07-07, 11:05 AM

OK, I was hoping to hold off on installing Vista a little bit longer but I've been given access to the Microsoft Games for windows- Live beta that requires Vista.

Not a big deal, as I have a fresh copy of Vista just waiting to be opened. I've installed this on an extra SATA drive because I know there is a way to select what drive you wish to boot from, when you start your PC. (without going into your bois)

However I have forgotten what key to press during bootup and for the life of me can not find my MB manual. I thought it was F11 but that does not seem to work.

I have an EVGA 680i board, any help would be appreciated

Thanks in advance.

**rudedog** · 04-07-07, 12:11 PM

found my answer,

press esc key then if you're like me and have more then one hard drive, select the hard drive then press the + key to bring up a list of hard drives to boot from.

04-07-07, 11:05 AM	#1
rudedog Not so Rude Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,500	what f-key to select sata drive to boot from OK, I was hoping to hold off on installing Vista a little bit longer but I've been given access to the Microsoft Games for windows- Live beta that requires Vista. Not a big deal, as I have a fresh copy of Vista just waiting to be opened. I've installed this on an extra SATA drive because I know there is a way to select what drive you wish to boot from, when you start your PC. (without going into your bois) However I have forgotten what key to press during bootup and for the life of me can not find my MB manual. I thought it was F11 but that does not seem to work. I have an EVGA 680i board, any help would be appreciated Thanks in advance. __________________ Not so Rude, Rudedog FPSadmin.com \| twitter \| Microsoft MVP 2009-2012 - Games for Windows Main Box:Intel QX6850\|Asus Formula Maximus\|4GB(1GBx4) @ 1066\|Evga 285GTX - 182.05\|150Gig Raptor SATA\|2x WD 250Gb SATA\|2x Lite-on 1673S DVDRW-all\|PioneerBDR-202\|X-Fi Fatal1ty 2.07.0004\|Logitec G7-setpoint 3.1.116\|Ergodex DX1-firmware 1.1-driver1.3\|Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24" LCD\|PCPower and Cooling TurboCool 1000 SLI\|Windows 7 Ultimate\|Klipsch THX 5.1 Imac: Snow Leopard\|27" screen\|i7 2.93\|12 GB\|ATI HD 5750 1G\|WD 1T SATA\|2xWD 2T firewire 800\|Sharing Dell 24" Laptop: MBP\|2.16\|2GB ram\|160drive Laptop 2: MBP Unibody\|2.66\|4GB ram\|320drive Camera: D700 + MB-D10 + EN-EL3e + GP1\|Nikon14-24 f2.8\|nikon24-70 f2.8\|nikon70-200 f2.8\|nikon 50 f1.4\|Sigma 150-500 Car: 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic Plum Crazy Purl\|6 Speed\|Power roof\|Super Track Pack\|20" classic rims\|Functional ram air hood

04-07-07, 12:11 PM	#2
rudedog Not so Rude Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 1,500	Re: what f-key to select sata drive to boot from found my answer, press esc key then if you're like me and have more then one hard drive, select the hard drive then press the + key to bring up a list of hard drives to boot from. __________________ Not so Rude, Rudedog FPSadmin.com \| twitter \| Microsoft MVP 2009-2012 - Games for Windows Main Box:Intel QX6850\|Asus Formula Maximus\|4GB(1GBx4) @ 1066\|Evga 285GTX - 182.05\|150Gig Raptor SATA\|2x WD 250Gb SATA\|2x Lite-on 1673S DVDRW-all\|PioneerBDR-202\|X-Fi Fatal1ty 2.07.0004\|Logitec G7-setpoint 3.1.116\|Ergodex DX1-firmware 1.1-driver1.3\|Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24" LCD\|PCPower and Cooling TurboCool 1000 SLI\|Windows 7 Ultimate\|Klipsch THX 5.1 Imac: Snow Leopard\|27" screen\|i7 2.93\|12 GB\|ATI HD 5750 1G\|WD 1T SATA\|2xWD 2T firewire 800\|Sharing Dell 24" Laptop: MBP\|2.16\|2GB ram\|160drive Laptop 2: MBP Unibody\|2.66\|4GB ram\|320drive Camera: D700 + MB-D10 + EN-EL3e + GP1\|Nikon14-24 f2.8\|nikon24-70 f2.8\|nikon70-200 f2.8\|nikon 50 f1.4\|Sigma 150-500 Car: 2010 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic Plum Crazy Purl\|6 Speed\|Power roof\|Super Track Pack\|20" classic rims\|Functional ram air hood

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