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BIOS Access Hot Keys

Hot key is pressed during the boot-up sequence to access the BIOS/EFI:

Manufacturer Model(s) Boot Menu Key(s)
Acer Generic Esc, F12, F9
Acer Aspire One zg5, zg8, Aspire Timeline, Aspire v3, v5, v7 F12
Asus VivoBook f200ca, f202e, q200e, s200e, s400ca, s500ca, u38n, v500ca, v550ca, v551, x200ca, x202e, x550ca, z202e Esc
Asus Generic F8
Asus N550JV, N750JV, N550LF, Rog g750jh, Rog g750jw, Rog g750jx, Zenbook Infinity ux301, Infinity ux301la, Prime ux31a, Prime ux32vd, R509C, Taichi 21, Touch u500vz, Transformer Book TX300, Eee PC 1015, 1025c Esc
Asus k25f, k35e, k34u, k35u, k43u, k46cb, k52f, k53e, k55a, k60ij, k70ab, k72f, k73e, k73s, k84l, k93sm, k93sv, k95vb, k501, k601, R503C, x32a, x35u, x54c, x61g, x64c, x64v, x75a, x83v, x83vb, x90, x93sv, x95gl, x101ch, x102ba, x200ca, x202e, x301a, x401a, x401u, x501a, x502c, x750ja F8
Compaq Presario Esc
Dell Dimension, Inspiron, Latitude, Optiplex, Precision, Vostro, XPS F12
Dell PowerEdge Servers F11
eMachines Generic F12
Fujitsu Generic F12
HP Generic Esc, F9
Intel Generic F10
Lenovo Generic F18, F10, F12
NEC Generic F5
Packard Bell Generic F8
Samsung Generic Esc, F12
Samsung NC10, np300e5c, np300e5e, np350v5c, np355v5c, np365e5c, np550p5c, Series 5 Ultra, Series 7 Chronos, Series 9 Ultrabook Escape
Sony VAIO Duo, Pro, Flip, Tap, Fit Assist Button
Sony VAIO, PCG, VGN Esc, F10, F11
Toshiba Kira, Kirabook 13, Ultrabook, Qosmio g30, g35, g40, g50, Qosmio x70, x75, x500, x505, x870, x875, x880 F12
Toshiba Protege, Satellite, Tecra F12
Toshiba Equium F12
VMware Workstation Esc

Source: WinFE, Colin Ramsden, Windows Forensic Environment (WinFE) www.winfe.net (accessed 4 June 2020).

This not an exhaustive list. Independent research with manufactures website should be conducted.