How enter the BIOS?
Usually, you enter the BIOS setup program by pressing a key during the system boot-up. Here's what to do for some common BIOSes:
Acer notebooks
F2 key during Power-On Self-Test (POST)
American Megatrends (AMI)
Del key during Power-On Self-Test
Award
Ctrl-Alt-Esc or Del key during Power-On Self-Test
Compaq
F10 key after the square appears in the top right corner of the screen during boot-up
Dell
Ctrl-Alt-Enter
DTK
Esc key during Power-On Self-Test
IBM Aptiva 535
F1 while the square with the wavy lines is displayed in the upper right corner during power-on [Does this also apply to other Aptiva models?]
IBM PS/2
Ctrl-Alt-Del, then Ctrl-Alt-Ins when the cursor is in the top right corner
Mr. BIOS
Ctrl-Alt-S during Power-On Self-Test
Packard Bell
For some models, F1 or F2 key during Power-On Self-Test
Phoenix
Ctrl-Alt-Esc, or Ctrl-Alt-S, or Ctrl-Alt-Enter
Many older systems require an Installation or Reference Disk.
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