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Sometimes your MacBook Pro requires to be booted from an external hard drive instead of a primary start up drive. A few reasons might include update, troubleshooting, repairing of disks, partition, etc. For conducting the booting procedure, it would require an external hard drive that would be. I have this issue on my MacBook Pro from 2009 (13 inch) where it won't boot from the internal hard disk, because no drives will show up. The hard drive works absolutely fine because I put it in my other MacBook and it started up as usual. When I try to put a bootable usb stick into the Mac, either the progress bar fills up all the way or the spinning wheel spins forever.
- 1 How to Boot a PC from a USB device UEFI or Legacy?
- 1.3 Bios Shortcut for Notebooks
This guide also contains a number of recommendations to ensure the efficiency of the external USB device UEFI or BIOS Legacy mode boot procedure.
If you are reading this guide, probably you have built a multibootable device with SARDU MultiBoot Creator.
Macbook antivirus scan. First of all we have to change some Computer BIOS Settings*:
- Disable Secure Boot: find the Secure Boot settings, and if possible, set it to Disabled. This option is usually in either the Security tab, the Boot tab, or the Authentication tab.
- Enable Legacy CSM Boot Support: find and enable the launch CSM (Compatibility Support Module) or the Legacy Boot. This option is usually in the Boot tab.
- Change the BIOS boot order: Change the BIOS boot order so the USB device option is listed first. This option is usually in the Boot tab.
- Enable BBS popup: some PCs have the BBS (BIOS Boot Screen) popup option disabled. Please enable it. This option is usually in the Boot tab.Finally save changes and exit. Restart your computer.
Watch for BBS PopUp message
Usually, during the POST, the message press Fx key to get boot menu appears. Please take this shortcut to choose from the list the bootable device.
ESC F8 F12 to BBS PopUp
Bios Shortcut for Desktop
| Motherboard | BIOS | Hotkey | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acer | Del | Enter Setup | |
| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| ASRock | AMI | F2 or Del | Run Setup |
| F6 | Instant Flash | ||
| F11 | Boot Menu | ||
| TAB | Switch Screeb | ||
| Asus | Phoenix-Award | Del | Bios Setup |
| TAB | Display BIOS POST Message | ||
| F8 | Boot Menu | ||
| ALT + F2 | Asus EZ flash 2 | ||
| F4 | Asus Core Unlocker | ||
| BioStrar | Phoenix-Award | F8 | Enable System Configuration |
| F9 | Select Booting Device after POST | ||
| Del | Enter SETUP | ||
| ChainTech | Award | Del | Enter SETUP |
| ALT + F2 | Enter AWDFLASH | ||
| ECS (EliteGrour) | AMI | Del | Enter Setup |
| F11 | BBS Popup | ||
| FoxConn (WinFast) | TAB | POST Screen | |
| Del | Setup | ||
| Esc | Boot Menu | ||
| GigaByte | Award | Esc | Skip Memory Test |
| Del | Enter Setup/Q-Flash | ||
| F9 | Xpress Recovery Xpress Recovery 2 | ||
| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| Intel | AMI | F2 | Enter Setup |
| MSI (MicroStar) | Enter Setup |
Macbook Pro Boot Disk Download
Shortcut for Desktop Bios and BBS PopupBios Shortcut for Notebooks
| Manufacturer | BIOS | Hotkey | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acer | Phoenix | F2 | Enter Setup |
| F12 | Boot Menu (Change Boot Device,Multi Boot Selection Menu) | ||
| Alt+F10 | D2D Recovery (disk-to-disk system recovery) | ||
| Asus | AMI | F2 | Enter Setup |
| ESC | Popup Menu | ||
| F4 | Easy Flash | ||
| Phoenix-Award | DEL | BIOS Setup | |
| F8 | Boot Menu | ||
| Benq | Phoenix | F2 | BIOS Setup |
| Dell | Phoenix,Aptio | F2 | Setup |
| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| eMachines (Acer) | Phoenix | F12 | Boot Menu |
| Fujitsu Siemens | AMI | F2 | BIOS Setup |
| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| Gateway (Acer) | Phoenix | Click mouse or Enter | Menu |
| F2 | BIOS Settings | ||
| F10 | Boot Menu | ||
| F12 | PXE Boot | ||
| HP (Hewlett-Packard)/ Compaq | Insyde | ESC | Startup Menu |
| F1 | System Information | ||
| F2 | System Diagnostics | ||
| F9 | Boot Device Options | ||
| F10 | BIOS Setup | ||
| F11 | System Recovery | ||
| Enter | Continue Startup | ||
| Lenovo (IBM) | Phoenix SecureCore Tiano | F2 | Setup |
| F12 | MultiBoot Menu | ||
| MSI (Micro Star) | *** | DEL | Setup |
| F11 | Boot Menu | ||
| TAB | show POST screen | ||
| F3 | Recovery | ||
| Packard Bell (Acer) | Phoenix | F2 | Setup |
| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| Toshiba | Phoenix | Esc,F1,F2 | enter Setup |
| Toshiba Satellite A300 | F12 | bios |
How To Boot From Usb On Macbook Pro Laptop
Boot from legacy or UEFI **
With Windows 10, if you don't see the boot options, it may be necessary press the Shift button while shutdown or restart the PC.
How to boot a Mac from a USB device? **
| Manufacturer | BIOS | Hotkey | Function |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acer | Phoenix | F2 | Enter Setup |
| F12 | Boot Menu (Change Boot Device,Multi Boot Selection Menu) | ||
| Alt+F10 | D2D Recovery (disk-to-disk system recovery) | ||
| Asus | AMI | F2 | Enter Setup |
| ESC | Popup Menu | ||
| F4 | Easy Flash | ||
| Phoenix-Award | DEL | BIOS Setup | |
| F8 | Boot Menu | ||
| Benq | Phoenix | F2 | BIOS Setup |
| Dell | Phoenix,Aptio | F2 | Setup |
| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| eMachines (Acer) | Phoenix | F12 | Boot Menu |
| Fujitsu Siemens | AMI | F2 | BIOS Setup |
| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| Gateway (Acer) | Phoenix | Click mouse or Enter | Menu |
| F2 | BIOS Settings | ||
| F10 | Boot Menu | ||
| F12 | PXE Boot | ||
| HP (Hewlett-Packard)/ Compaq | Insyde | ESC | Startup Menu |
| F1 | System Information | ||
| F2 | System Diagnostics | ||
| F9 | Boot Device Options | ||
| F10 | BIOS Setup | ||
| F11 | System Recovery | ||
| Enter | Continue Startup | ||
| Lenovo (IBM) | Phoenix SecureCore Tiano | F2 | Setup |
| F12 | MultiBoot Menu | ||
| MSI (Micro Star) | *** | DEL | Setup |
| F11 | Boot Menu | ||
| TAB | show POST screen | ||
| F3 | Recovery | ||
| Packard Bell (Acer) | Phoenix | F2 | Setup |
| F12 | Boot Menu | ||
| Toshiba | Phoenix | Esc,F1,F2 | enter Setup |
| Toshiba Satellite A300 | F12 | bios |
How To Boot From Usb On Macbook Pro Laptop
Boot from legacy or UEFI **
With Windows 10, if you don't see the boot options, it may be necessary press the Shift button while shutdown or restart the PC.
How to boot a Mac from a USB device? **
- Turn on your Mac by pressing the power button, by choosing Restart in the Apple menu if it's already on.
- Press and hold the Option (⌥) key immediately upon hearing the startup chime. Release the key after Startup Manager appears.
Startup Manager will scan and list connected drives and volumes that can be booted from. - Highlight the volume you want to use by using your trackpad or mouse, or left and right arrow keys on the keyboard.
- in conclusion press the Return key or Double-click to boot your Mac from the selected volume.
*Only with recent PCs that support UEFI boot
** Only Pro version of SARDU MultiBoot Creator support UEFI boot How to type documents on macbook pro.
With a bootable Ubuntu USB stick, you can:
- Install or upgrade Ubuntu, even on a Mac
- Test out the Ubuntu desktop experience without touching your PC configuration
- Boot into Ubuntu on a borrowed machine or from an internet cafe
- Use tools installed by default on the USB stick to repair or fix a broken configuration
Creating a bootable USB stick is very simple, especially if you're going to use the USB stick with a generic Windows or Linux PC. We're going to cover the process in the next few steps.
Apple hardware considerations
There are a few additional considerations when booting the USB stick on Apple hardware. This is because Apple's ‘Startup Manager', summoned by holding the Option/alt (⌥) key when booting, won't detect the USB stick without a specific partition table and layout. We'll cover this in a later step.
