The boot order determines which boot entries your MSI board will prioritize when booting. For instance, if you’ve placed the USB entry at the highest priority, your system will attempt to boot from the USB first, then try other devices if required.
In the MSI BIOS, you canmove the boot entries aroundinEZ Modeto set up the boot order. Or, you cango to the Boot section(Advanced Mode) andset the devices as Boot Option #1, #2, #3, and so on.
This is a quick and easy process but there are some outlier cases such as dual-boot systems or multiple similar boot entries that can make things confusing. So, I’ll explain what you should do in all such cases in this article.
Power on or restart your PC and repeatedly pressDel/F2toenter the MSI BIOS.
Settings like Fast Boot can prevent the BIOS key from working on some systems. In that case, utilize the Restart button on the case to reboot your PC 3 times in a row.
This’ll boot you to therecovery environment. There, selectSee advanced repair options>Troubleshoot>Advanced Options>UEFI Firmware Settings.
Change Boot Order in EZ Mode
InEZ Mode, you may use your mouse or keyboard to select the entries in theBoot Prioritysection and switch them around.
If you’re new to this and unsure how to best set this up, here’s my boot order for reference:
If I have abootable USB stickconnected, my system boots from this drive. Otherwise, it boots as usual from my NVMe SSD (the BIOS refers to SSDs as Hard Disks too). The rest of the order is irrelevant to me as I almost never use them.
After setting the boot order to your liking, pressF10to save the new config and exit the BIOS.
Configure Boot Priority in Advanced Mode
Alternatively, you may also set up the Boot Order along with other boot options inAdvanced Mode.
Set HDD BBS Priorities
If you’rerunning a dual-bootlike me, or you’ve got multiple bootable drives of the same type, you should additionally set up theHard Disk Drive BBS Priorities. This’ll let you manage the exact OS or drive to boot from.
