How to Access / enter motherboard bios

[HELLIAN]

The information below can be used to access the BIOS from all the major suppliers of BIOS chips and the Computer Manufacturers that use them.

During the initial boot of a computer the BIOS supplier will be displayed. If OEM logo splash screen is displayed, press ESC key to see the boot up information. Press the Pause/Break key if text displays too fast.

The major BIOS suppliers are listed below and can be used to search for special BIOS updates not supplied by the Computer vendor.*

During the initial boot, if a beep or combinations of beeps is emitted from the motherboard system speaker , the system speaker must be connected to mother board to hear beep codes )[consult motherboard manual for speaker connection configuration].


Warning: Making changes to BIOS settings can have adverse effects on the way a computer performs. Use caution when performing BIOS modifications.

Bios Suppliers - Keyboard Commands
ALR Advanced Logic Research, Inc. ® PC / PCI-F2
ALR PC non / PCI-CTRL+ALT+ESC
AMD® (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) BIOS-F1
AMI (American Megatrends, Inc.) BIOS-DEL
Award™ BIOS-CTRL+ALT+ESC
Award BIOS-DEL
DTK® (Datatech Enterprises Co.) BIOS-ESC
Phoenix™ BIOS-CTRL+ALT+ESC
Phoenix BIOS-CTRL+ALT+S
Phoenix BIOS-CTRL+ALT+INS

Computer Vendor - Keyboard Commands
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® 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®-DEL ,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.
Intel® Tangent-DEL
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-F1 o#F1EFA5r ESC
Toshiba Notebook [Newer models] - 1. Turn on computer by Holding down power button while pressing the ESC key.
The machine will beep, then display:
Check System, then press [F1] key.
2. Release ESC key
3. Press F1 key

[Andrew]

this has really helped me a lot as most of my comp in my off. are of diff brands.

thanks a dozen