Getting into BIOS isn’t at all hard, but it can be tricky on some systems.
start your box, or turn it on if it’s already off.
Watch for an “entering setup” messagein the first few secondsafter turning on your setup.
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You may need to press the BIOS access key several times to enter BIOS.
If that happens, just restart and give it another spin.
PressEscorTabwhile the logo is showing to remove it.
If this happens, press thePause/Breakkey on your keyboard to freeze the screen during startup.
Press any key to “unpause” your machine and continue booting.
This means that if you’re using a USB keyboard, it could beimpossibleto access BIOS.
In that case, you’d need to connect an older PS/2 keyboard to your PC to access BIOS.
FAQ
The easiest way toreset the BIOSis to reset it to factory default.
