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How to enter bios tutorial

BIOS stands for "basic input/output system." This software checks the health of your computer's hardware and allows Windows to start. When you turn on your PC, its BIOS runs a power-on self-test (POST) to ensure that the machine's devices (hard drive, sound card, keyboard, and the like) are connected and working properly. If the test finds no problems, the BIOS turns over control of your PC to another piece of software, typically the operating system.

This list of BIOS access keyboard commands is a work in progress so any input from you would be greatly appreciated!

abit

ab9, an7, an8, av8, aw9d, be6, bh6, ic7, in9, ip35, kn8, kn9, etc.

Press Del while the PRESS DEL TO ENTER SETUP message is displayed to access the BIOS setup utility.
ASRock

4coredual, 775dual, 939dual, k7s41gx, p4v88, k7vm3, etc.

Press F2 right after the computer starts up.
ASUS

p5b, a7v600, a7v8x, a8n, a8v, k8v, m2n, p5k, p5n, etc.

Press Del right after starting the computer to enter BIOS. Some other ASUS motherboards use Ins and some, like the p5bw-le, use F10 instead.
BFG

680i, 8800gtx, 6800gt, 7600gt, 7800gs, 7950gt, etc.

Press Del when the ...enter setup message briefly displays at the bottom of the screen after powering on the computer.
BIOSTAR

6100, 550, 7050, 965pt, k8m800, p4m80, ta690g, tf7050, etc.

Press the Del key while the full screen logo is showing on screen, immediately after starting the computer.
DFI

LANParty Ultra, Expert, Infinity 975x, NF3, NF4, cfx3200, p965, rs482, etc.

Press the Del key when the Press DEL to enter setup message appears, immediately after the memory test.
ECS Elitegrou

k7s5a, k7vta3, 741gx, 755-a2, 945p, c51gm, gf7100pvt, p4m800, etc.
Press either the Del or F1 key to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.

EVGA

790i, 780i, 750i, 680i, 650i, e-7150/630i, e-7100/630i, 590, etc.

Enter BIOS by pressing Del immediately after powering on the computer.
Foxconn

c51xem2aa, 6150bk8mc, 6150bk8ma, c51gu01, etc.

Press Del to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
GIGABYTE

ds3, p35, 965p, dq6, ds3r, k8ns, etc.

Press Del during POST, right after the computer is turned on.
Intel

d101ggc, d815eea, d845, d850gb, d865glc, d875pbz, d945gccr, d946gtp, d975xbx, etc.

Press F2 during the initial boot process to enter the BIOS setup utility.
JetWay

jm26gt3, ha04, j7f3e, hi03, ji31gm3, jp901dmp, 775gt1-loge, etc.

Enter BIOS setup by powering on the computer and pressing Del immediately.
Mach Speed

Viper, Matrix, pm800, 917gbag, v6dp, s755max, etc.

Press Del after the boot process begins to enter the BIOS configuration utility.
MSI (Micro-Star)

k8n, k9n, p965, 865pe, 975x, k7n2, k9a2, k8t neo, p7n, p35, x48, x38, etc.

Press Del while the Press DEL to enter SETUP message displays on screen after powering on the computer.
PCChips

m810lr, m811, m848a, p23g, p29g, p33g, etc.

Press Del or F1 to enter the BIOS utility.
SAPPHIRE

PURE CrossFire 3200, a9rd580Adv, a9rs480, CrossFireX 770 & 790FX, PURE Element 690V, etc.

Press Del after powering on to get into BIOS.
Shuttle

"bare bones" and motherboards including ak31, ak32, an35n, sn25p, ai61, sd37p2, sd39p2, etc.

Press Del or Ctrl+Alt+Esc at the Press DEL to enter SETUP message that appears right after turning on the computer.
Soyo

Press Del during POST.
Super Micro

c2sbx, c2sbm, pdsba, pdsm4, pdsmi, p8sc8, p4sbe, etc.

Press the Del key at any time during the boot process.
TYAN

Tomcat, Trinity, Thunder, Tiger, Tempest, Tahoe, Tachyon, Transport and Bigby motherboards including K8WE, S1854, S2895, MP S2460, MPX S2466, K8W S2885, S2895, S2507, etc.

After starting the system, press the Del or F4 key to start the BIOS setup utility.
XFX

nForce 500 Series, 600 Series, 700 Series, etc.

Press Del during the boot process, immediately after the computer is turned on

Laptops - Access Bios Settings Key

Acer: F1, F2, CTRL+ALT+ESC
ARI: CTRL+ALT+ESC, CTRL+ALT+DEL
AST: CTRL+ALT+ESC, CTRL+ALT+DEL
Compaq 8700: F10
CompUSA: DEL
Cybermax: ESC

Dell Laptops:
Dell 400: F3, F1
Dell 4400: F12
Dell Dimension: F2 or DEL
Dell Inspiron: F2
Dell Latitude: Fn+F1 (while booted)
Dell Latitude: F2 (on boot)
Dell Optiplex: DEL
Dell Optiplex: F2
Dell Precision: F2

eMachine: F2
Gateway 2000 1440: F1
Gateway 2000 Solo: F2
HP (Hewlett-Packard): F1, F2 (Laptop, ESC)
IBM: F1
E-pro Laptop: F2
IBM PS/2: CTRL+ALT+INS after CTRL+ALT+DEL
IBM Thinkpad (newer) Windows: Programs-Thinkpad CFG.

Micron: F1, F2, or DEL
Packard Bell: F1, F2, Del
Seanix: DEL
Sony VAIO: F2
Sony VAIO: F3
Tiger: DEL

Toshiba 335 CDS: ESC
Toshiba Protege: ESC
Toshiba Satellite 205 CDS: F1
Toshiba Tecra: ESC then F1 or F2

Toshiba Notebook [Newer models]:
Turn on the computer by holding down the power button while pressing the ESC key
The machine will beep, then display:
Check System, then press [F1] key.
Release the ESC key
Press the F1 key