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How to enter a Laptop BIOS

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The following are various key presses and methods to get in to the BIOS

  • Advent Press F9
  • ASUS:
    • shift and f2
    • BIOS entry … Press start .. hold F2 down … should go straight in
  • Acer: Ctrl+Alt+Esc
  • ALR PC: (F2) or (Ctrl)(Alt)Esc)
  • AMI BIOS: (Del), (F1) or (F2)
  • AST, Advantage, Award, Tandon: Ctrl + Alt + Esc
  • Award BIOS: (Del) or (Ctrl)(Alt)(Esc)
  • Compaq: (F10) (do this when the cursor is in the upper right corner of the screen blinking)
  • Dell
    • F1
    • Del
    • Some require pressing reset twice
    • Ctrl + Alt + Enter
  • DTK BIOS: (Esc)
  • Gateway 2000: F1
  • Hewlett Packard: F1
  • IBM:
    • Older Models - In order to get into the configuration of the IBM setup screen (CMOS) screen you need to hold down both mouse buttons during bootup.
    • Aptiva: Press F1
    • IBM PS/2: (Ctrl)(Alt)(Ins) after (Ctrl)(Alt)(Del)
    • IBM PS/2 with reference partition: Press Ins during boot
    • Some PS/2s, such as 75 and 90: Ctrl Alt ?
    • Some PS/2s when pointer at top right of screen: Ctrl + Ins
    • NEC: F2
  • Lenovo (YOGA 500) - There is a special hardware button to press, see here
  • Packard Bell: F1 or F2
  • Phoenix BIOS
    • (F1), (F2), or (Ctrl)(Alt)(Esc)
    • Ctrl Alt S
    • Ctrl S
    • Ctrl Alt Ins
  • Sharp Laptop 9020: F2
  • Sony
    • (F3) while you are starting the PC, then (F2) or (F1)
    • When the laptop is off, press and hold the ASSIST button, the laptop will power on to the relevant screen to select the bios
    • Power on the computer while pressing the ASSIST button
    • Press and hold the F2 key before pressing the power button.
    • Press and hold the F3 key before pressing the power button.
    • Turn on laptop and tap F2 before windows loads
  • Tandon computers: - Hold down the key after turning on power
  • Tandon: Ctrl + Shift + Esc
  • Toshiba
    • Press Esc and then F1
    • Toshiba Laptops: - Toshiba Utility
    • Press Esc during boot
    • Toshiba, Phoenix, late model PS/1 Value Point and 330s: - Press F1 during boot
  • Olivetti PC Pro: - Shift Ctrl Alt + Num Pad Del
  • Zenith: Ctrl Alt Ins

Miscellaneous PC's: Ctrl + Esc or Ctrl and Alt and +

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