[Wolfeymole]

Here is a rough guide as to how to get into your BIOS and the different keys that need utilising to do so.
It was thrown together in the mysts of time by myself and a few others.

BIOS - Basic In/Out System. Many times you are given instructions that require you to change some setting in your BIOS. Many people find that they are unsure of the correct key command to enter BIOS on their computer. The following information will be helpful to you in locating your PCs specific key commands.

General BIOS key commands:
To enter the BIOS during boot up try holding down one of the following keys from the beginning of boot up:

Del key
F1 key
F10 key

If your computer continues to boot up normally, reboot, and try the next key command

To enter the BIOS from a DOS prompt...( ...NOT from inside windows)
Alt Cntrl Esc
Alt Cntrl Enter
Cntrl Alt A
Cntrl Alt S

Entering BIOS with Proprietary Key Commands.
The following is a list of proprietary key commands set up by individual manufacturers. Locate your manufacterer and hold down the appropriate key command during boot up.

Acer - Ctrl+Alt+Esc
Advent - Del
Aptiva - Press F1
Compaq - F10
Compaq Presario - Press Alt+Ctrl+Esc at boot when you see the "Compaq" logo in big letters
Dell - F1 or Del.
Fortiva 5000 - Cntrl+Alt+A or Cntrl+Alt+S
Gateway 2000 - F1, many also use F2
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 boot-up.
NEC - F2
Packard Bell - F1 or F2
Sharp Laptop 9020 - F2
Sony - F3, then F2, or F1
Tandon Computers - Hold down the Esc key after turning on power
Toshiba Laptops - Toshiba Utility, on selected models you can hold the ESC key during boot which will then prompt you to press the F1 key to enter the BIOS.

Should any member know of any other configurations or specific model entry keys then please let us know and we will include them with a reference to you.

[anthonyla65]

Dell Inspiron 1520 - F12 key

[dxnib1]

F2 for the Toshiba A300D

[4D(Fordy(Ford) Ollie]

Since upgrading, Dell have changed to F12 for BIOS and F2 for Setup.

[jamesllc01]

When you want to access the BIOS of a computer system, you'll just need to hit a key that is set for a particular computer. For instance, you'll hit delete key, F2 or even F10 key to get an instant access to BIOS.