7/16/22, 4:12 PM Keyboard Prompts During Boot Process (POST) for Intel® Desktop Boards

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During the start process on your Intel® Desktop Board—before the operating system loads—
you can press Function and Control key combinations to launch certain tasks. See the table
below. 

Function
key or Purpose
Control key

F2 Accesses the BIOS Setup program.

Initiates a BIOS update process. The updated files are stored on a USB flash
F7
drive.

Opens the Windows* boot option menu. This option allows you to boot into safe
F8
mode, enable boot logging, perform restore tasks, and more.

Launches the Intel® Remote PC Assist Wizard. This function is only available if
F9
your board supports Intel® Remote PC Assist Technology (Intel® RPAT).

F10 Accesses the boot menu and displays all bootable devices.

Allows you to boot to a network. This option is generally used to install an

F12
operating system from an image on the network.

Opens the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) option ROM user
Control+I
interface. This prompt is available on boards configured to support RAID.

Opens the Marvell* RAID option ROM user interface. This prompt is available on
Control+M
boards configured to support Marvell RAID.

Opens the Intel® Management Engine BIOS Extension (Intel® MEBX)

Control+P Configuration user interface. This prompt is only available on boards that
support the Intel® Management Engine.

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