Start the laptop and the press Delete key to enter the BIOS setup area.
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Start the laptop and the repeatedly press the Delete key in the time between the makers 'splash' screen and Windows starting to boot, to enter the BIOS setup area. If it starts to boot into Windows shutdown the laptop by holding the Power button until it shuts down and try again.
Find the setting to change the boot order option and select to boot from USB as 1st choice.
Save the changes and then insert the bootable USB drive into the laptop and then restart the laptop.
It should boot from the USB drive and then you should follow the prompts to install the upgrade.
Make sure that ''before'' you perform the ''upgrade'' that you have a ''backup'' of your data or a system image of the HDD or both saved to an external HDD, just in case it goes wrong and you accidentally wipe your HDD when doing the upgrade.
Hi @frypp ,
Start the laptop and the press Delete key to enter the BIOS setup area.
Find the setting to change the boot order option and select to boot from USB as 1st choice.
Save the changes and then insert the bootable USB drive into the laptop and then restart the laptop.
It should boot from the USB drive and then you should follow the prompts to install the upgrade.
Make sure that ''before'' you perform the ''upgrade'' that you have a ''backup'' of your data or a system image of the HDD or both saved to an external HDD, just in case it goes wrong and you accidentally wipe your HDD when doing the upgrade.
If it is a clean install then ignore this.