Enter BIOS Setup

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Enter BIOS Setup

Computer Manufacturer
Motherboard Manufacturer
BIOS Manufacturer
Miscellaneous

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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

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".