Enter BIOS Setup
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Enter BIOS Setup
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Motherboard Manufacturer
BIOS Manufacturer
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Enter BIOS Setup
The BIOS setup is basically invoked with a key or a shortcut key during startup. This key is usually displayed at the bottom of the screen when booting.
Computer Manufacturer
- Acer
- Del
F2
F1
F12 (Acer Veriton L480G)
Ctrl + Alt + Esc
- Asus
- Del
F2
F9
F10
- Compaq
- F10
Del
F1
F2
- Dell
- F2
F1
F3
F12
Del
Ctrl + Alt + Enter
Fn + Esc (Notebooks)
Fn + F1 (Notebooks)
- eMachines
- Del
F2
Tab
- Fujitsu
- F2
- Gateway
- F1
F2
- Hewlett-Packard (HP)
- F10 (Desktop PCs according to the manufacturer homepage)
F1
F2
F11
F12 (HP Tablet PCs)
Esc
Esc and then F10
- IBM
- F1
F2
- Lenovo
- F1
F2
Enter and then F1 (ThinkPads)
Fn + F2 (Notebooks)
Ctrl + Alt + F3
Ctrl + Alt + Ins
Fn + F1
- Micron (MPC Computers)
- Del
F1
F2
- NEC
- F2
- Packard Bell
- Del
F1
F2
- Samsung
- F2
- Sharp
- F2
- Shuttle
- Del
F2
- Sony
- F1
F2
F3
ASSIST key
- Toshiba
- Esc
F1
F2
F12 (Toshiba Equium)
Esc and than F1 or F2 (Toshiba Tecra)
- ZOTAC
- Del
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Motherboard Manufacturer
- abit
- Del
- ASRock
- F2
Del
- ASUS
- Del
Ins
F2
F10
- BFG
- Del
- Biostar
- Del
- BFI
- Del
- ECS Elitegroup
- Del
F1
- EVGA
- Del
- Foxconn
- Del
- GIGABYTE
- Del
- Intel
- Del
F2
- JetWay
- Del
- Match Speed
- Del
- MSI (Micro-Star)
- Del
- PCChips
- Del
F1
- SAPPHIRE
- Del
- Shuttle
- Del
Ctrl + Alt + Esc
- Soyo
- Del
- Super Micro
- Del
- TYAN
- Del
F4
- XFX
- Del
BIOS Manufacturer
- ALR BIOS from Advanced Logic Research (ALR)
- F2
Ctrl + Alt + Esc
- AMD BIOS from Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
- F1
- AMI BIOS from AMI (American Megatrends)
- Del
F1
F2
Esc
Ctrl + Alt + Esc
Ctrl + Alt + S
- Award BIOS from Award Software (Phoenix Technologies)
- Del
Ctrl + Alt + Esc
Esc
F2
Ctrl + Alt + S
- DTK BIOS - Datatech Enterprises (DTK)
- Esc
- Insyde BIOS from Insyde Software
- F2
In the case of an error (beep): F1
- MR BIOS from Microid Research
- F1
- Phoenix BIOS and Phoenix-Award BIOS from Phoenix Technologies
- Del
Ctrl + Alt + Esc
Ctrl + Alt + Ins
Ctrl + Alt + S
F1
Miscellaneous
- General keyboard shortcuts:
- Del
Esc
F1 to F12
Tab
Fn + [F1 to F12] (Notebooks)
- For older systems:
- Alt + Ctrl + F1
Alt + Enter
Alt + F1
Ctrl + Alt + Del
Ctrl + Alt + Enter
Ctrl + Alt + Esc
Ctrl + Alt + F3
Ctrl + Alt + Ins
Ctrl + Alt + S
Ctrl + Alt + Shift + Del
Ctrl + Enter
Ctrl + Ins
Ctrl + Shift + Esc
Page up
Page down
- For older IBM systems:
- Keep both mouse buttons pressed.
Older 486, 386, 286 computers need a floppy disk to call the BIOS (ICU / BBU/ SCU floppy disk). This floppy disk can be obtained from the manufacturer.
Hide Manufacturer Logo
Some hardware vendors display the company logo when booting the computer. That hides the hardware specifications of the BIOS. Many computers can hide the company logo with the Tab key or the Escape key.
In order to switch off the company logo, the relevant entry must be deactivated in the BIOS. For the AWARD BIOS is this the option "Advanced BIOS Feature" and "Full Screen LOGO Show".