The short answer is to power up the machine while repeatedly pressing the F10 key. Below is a table of boot / function key options on Intel Motherboards.
| Function key or Control key | Purpose |
| F2 | Accesses the BIOS Setup program. |
| F7 | Initiates a BIOS update process where the update files are stored on a USB thumb drive. For instructions on this BIOS update method, see Instructions for F7 BIOS Flash update. |
| F8 | Opens the Windows* boot option menu which allows you to boot into safe mode, enable boot logging, perform restore tasks, and more. |
| F9 | Launches the Remote PC Assist Wizard. This function is only available when the board supports Intel® Remote PC Assist Technology (Intel® RPAT). |
| F10 | Accesses the boot menu and displays all bootable devices to select from. |
| F12 | Allows you to boot to a network; generally used to install an operating system from an image on the network. |
| Control-I | Opens the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) option ROM user interface. This prompt is available on boards that are configured for and support RAID. |
| Control-M | Opens the Marvell RAID option ROM user interface. This prompt is available on boards that are configured for and support Marvell RAID. |
| Control-P | Opens the Intel® Management Engine (MEBx) Configuration user interface. This prompt is only available on certain boards that support the Intel® Management Engine. |
4 Comments
thabiso · January 6, 2019 at 11:39 pm
304 failed to located the gefitreeprotocolguid .please help with error
Ian Matthews · January 11, 2019 at 3:41 pm
I have not seen that error before and it does not sound good. A quick Google of that error brings up nothing useful. 304 sounds very much like a browser error. Did you power down the PC and then power it up from scratch and press F10 right at the start?
Harri · December 18, 2018 at 5:52 am
Running a serial console in a terminal I don’t have function keys, esp no F2 to access the BIOS. ESC-2 doesn’t work. ???
Ian Matthews · December 31, 2018 at 2:42 pm
I take it the Intel board you are using does not have USB ports so you cannot connect a keyboard.