how to select hardisks boot priority at startup


  1. kathiki
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    win 7 64bit
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    how to select hardisks boot priority at startup


    i have three harddisks on my pc......

    2 of them have vista 64 bit and one of them has win7 64 bit....

    Trying to select which one i would boot from had been a real pain in the ass.... bios setup boot sequence blah blah..... until i used some software which i cannot remember that installed itself at some point and then ever single time i started my pc it gave an awesome simple screen that let me chose which hard disk to boot from...

    i had to reisntall win 7 64 bit on my main hard disk and sadly now that awesome thingie is gone.......

    Any help how i can find this software again? all 3 HDs are using 64 bit versions.......


    gratz for the site and the info/help you are offering to people
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  3. Bare Foot Kid
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    W 7 64-bit Ultimate
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    Hello kathiki, welcome to Seven Forums!



    It's very easy whenever you want to boot a specific device in the BIOS, use the one-time boot menu hot-key specific to your motherboard, you don't have to change the main BIOS default boot order.

    • Asus - F8
    • HP/Compaq - Esc
    • Sony - F2
    • Acer – F12
    • Gateway - F10
    • eMachnes - F10
    • Gigabyte – F12
    • Toshiba - F12
    • Dell - F12
    • IBM/Lenovo - the blue Thinkvantage button
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  4. kathiki
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    Jesus, i even email asus tech support that never answered me plus it was NEVER to be found on any of their manuals......


    I really owe you one........ THX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  6. Bare Foot Kid
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    You're welcome, glad I could help.
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  7. Dwarf
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    If your BIOS supports this feature (and the vast majority do), then you should see the appropriate key to press when you power up your computer.
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  8. Bare Foot Kid
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    I have an Asus board also and there's no documentation of any kind, including the BIOS startup screen.
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