Windows 10 UPGRADE. Gateway FX530XG, Vista computer. How do I change the bios to BOOT TO USB?
I am trying to upgrade my Gateway FX530XG Vista computer to WIndows10. Windows 10 only comes as a USB drive. How do I change my BIOS to recognize the WIndows USB drive when I plug it into the a USB port? This will be a clean install so I will be wiping my hard drive clean. All specs for my computer indicate it will accept Windows 10. Below is a picture of my System Setup F2)
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd like to know what to do before I buy Window 10. Thanks.
Gerry
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prior to change the boot menu on BIOS, check if F12 key during boot trigger the boot menu.
this will let you choose the USB windows 10 flash drive.
Honestly, i don't know if it's worth to update it to windows 10, the hardware is old, for sure it will run faster then Vista.
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I'm a litle confused by your response. If I have plugged in a Windows USB stick, what do I do with F12?
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F12 is BIOS boot menu, here you can choose the bootable device without modifying each time on BIOS.
just a hint: you can try for 90 days windows 10 before buying and i strongly suggest doing it before spending money and having hardware/drivers issue on your PC.
Go here:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
and create the bootable USB media using Microsoft tool, install windows 10 skipping the product key request.
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Thanks for your help. It turns out I was able to continue without upgrading to W10
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