Boot Menu

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*Not to be confused with the Begin Menu.*

The Boot Menu is the first menu that appears when the player opens the game. Here, you can select the system you want to boot up.

## Selecting an OS line/line of computers

In the initial boot menu, you can select the OS line/line of computers you want to play:

* Progress Computer
* H@ckgresh
* Progresh
* Progress Server
* 8-bit
* Mods (only on the Steam version of the game when mods are put into the "!MOD" folder)

From 0.9250 to 0.9290, you can also play the Progressdata Refinement Department event from the boot menu.

If you have not selected H@ckgresh or Progressdata Refinement Department, another screen appears, where there are all releases of Progressbar/Progress Server/BarOS you have installed so far (as well as B OS if you're in the Progressbar or BarOS boot menu), or a list of mods in the "!MOD" folder (PC version only for the latter). Tapping one opens that version.

### Looks of the BIOS

The Progressbar boot menu is divided into two looks: one is ENERGY, another is Progressive Microtrends. The ENERGY BIOS closely resembles Phoenix AwardBIOS, while the Progressive Microtrends BIOS resembles AMIBIOS. The date at the top left corner also shows what day the version of Progressbar95 was released. It became stuck beginning in 0.60. To use the Progressive Microtrends BIOS, you must have a CRX CPU.

The BarOS boot menu, however, is in the form of two windows: one with all the main releases of BarOS (including those that are not installed), and the other with the special systems (BAR/X and B OS). Unlike Progressbar, the BarOS boot menu's look can also depend on the latest version of BarOS installed. You can customise the look of it starting from version 0.7650.

## Setup utility

If you select the Progress Computer line, you'll be able to access the Setup utility found in the bottom right corner of the screen. There you'll be able to view various informations about the computer like the temperature of your CPU and of the system, as well as the RPM of the same, modify your IDEs and overclock the CPU by playing a timing minigame. After you modified your setup, you can load the default setup to reset any changes you made and exit, exit without saving (does the same thing as loading the default setup) or save and exit which will save your changes.

The goal of the overclock minigame is to get the marker in the right area. The marker is moving automatically when you start the minigame, and you have to press Stop to stop the marker from moving. After stopping the marker's movement, the overclock minigame will give you bonus points, based on the colored area that the marker is in.

Hitting the green area will grant you the "Perfect overclock" bonus, worth 500 points. Hitting the yellow area will grant you the "Overclocking" bonus, worth 250 points. Hitting the red area in the overclock minigame will grant you the "Overheat!" bonus, worth 50 points, and the minigame will get locked, so you need to relaunch the game to be able to access it again. Hitting the red area will also make all wallpapers in systems running on a Progress Computer (excluding H@ckgresh) turn red, along with the CPU icon in the Devices menu.

## Trivia

* There is an option to go back in the Progressbar, Progress Server, Mods and BarOS boot menus. If you have exited out of a Progressbar boot menu, a gray rectangle appears reading "NO SIGNAL" before returning to the initial boot menu.
* The boot menu of Progressbar is black and white, just like the BIOS it's referencing, except for the logo that appears on the top right or top left.
	+ The logo in the ENERGY boot menu references Energy Star.
	+ The logo in the Progressive Microtrends boot menu references American Megatrends (now called AMI).
* In the Progressbar boot menu, you can also see your CPU, RAM and the version number in the top left.
* Before the initial boot menu appears, the Spooky House Studios/Icoeye logos will appear, followed by a disclaimer warning the player that Progressbar95 is a work of fiction.
* Before version 0.7650, in the Progressbar boot menu, a different text appears in place of the Back button saying "11/07/1994-DEL-SETUP".
* The Progressbar and BarOS boot menu shows if any of your OSes are Regular, Pro, Expert, Master, Adept or Grand status.
* If you change the boot disk to something else using SETUP[verify], the Progressbar boot menu will say: "Internal Bootable drive not found" instead.
* The 10th wallpaper of BarOS 10.II has the Progresh 64 KB computer (as it appears in the initial boot menu) in it, which flashes back to Bar System 1 for the first time since said system.
* The bonuses in the overclocking minigame can be obtained infinitely until you reset your setup.
* According to the Progressbar Server boot menu, Progressdata Refinement Department created the server firmware.
* It is very rare to get a Server system before completing the BarOS line after you unlocked it.

## Gallery

### Boot Menu Logos

ENERGY logo in 0.25ENERGY logo since 0.26Progressive Microtrends logo
### Computers

Progressbar Computer (PC)Progresh8-BitProgress ServerH@ckgreshMods
### BarOS boot menu

* FDD
* HDD
* Locked

### Screens

#### Mobile

First part of the Boot MenuFirst part of the Boot Menu with CRT displayFirst part of the Boot Menu without BarOS installedFirst part of the Boot Menu with H@ckgreshComputer select screen during PDRDComputer select screen with Progress ServerFirst part of the Boot Menu with Progress Server, H@ckgresh and 8-BITThe Progressbar Progressive Microtrends boot menuThe Progressbar ENERGY boot menuInternal Bootable drive not foundBoot menu of Progress ServerBoot menu of BarOS (BarOS Original)Boot menu of BarOS (Bar System 4)Boot menu of BarOS (Bar System 5)Boot menu of BarOS (Bar System 6)Boot menu of BarOS (Bar System 7)Boot menu of BarOS (Bar System 8)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 9)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 10)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 10.II)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 10.III)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 11)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 12)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 13)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 14)Boot menu of BarOS (BAR/X)Boot menu of BarOS (B OS)Boot menu of 8-BIT starting from 1.0160
##### Older game versions

First part of the Boot Menu prior to 0.6477Boot menu of 8-BIT in 0.9967Boot menu of 8-BIT in 0.9966Boot menu of 8-BIT in 0.9970
##### Other

"NO SIGNAL" message appearing when you exit any Progressbar boot menu"Progressive Microtrends" screen"SHS VGA BIOS" screen before 0.9960Setup utilitySetup utilty (Standard Features)Setup utility (Overclocking)Setup utility (PC Health)
#### PC

First part of the Boot MenuFirst part of the Boot Menu without BarOS installedFirst part of the Boot Menu on PC when a Mod is detectedFirst part of the Boot Menu on PC without BarOS installed when a Mod is detectedFirst part of the Boot Menu with H@ckgreshComputer select screen during PDRDComputer select screen with Progress Server Without Progresh And H@ckgreshComputer select screen with Progress ServerBoot menu of ProgressbarBoot menu of Progress ServerBoot menu of BarOS (BarOS Original)Boot menu of BarOS (Bar System 4)Boot menu of BarOS (Bar System 5)Boot menu of BarOS (Bar System 6)Boot menu of BarOS (Bar System 7)Boot menu of BarOS (Bar System 8)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 9)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 10)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 10.II)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 10.III)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 11)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 12)Boot menu of BarOS (BarOS 13)Boot menu of BarOS (BAR/X)
##### Other

"NO SIGNAL" message appearing when you exit any Progressbar boot menu"SHS VGA BIOS" screenSetup utilitySetup utility (Standard Features)Setup utility (Overclocking)Setup utility (PC Health)Clicking the "Exit" button on the Boot MenuClicking the "Exit" button on the Boot Menu after playing PB-DOS Shell or using the setup utilityClicking the "Exit" button on the Boot Menu after playing any 8-BIT system