BIOS setup utility Access keys for popular
computer systems
ACER
Aspire, Predator, spin, swift, extensa, Ferrari, power, altos,
travelmati, veriton.
v Press DEL or F2 immediately
after powering on.
v The Acer
veriton L480G user F12.
v The BIOS on
the Acer altos 600 server uses the CTRL+ALT+ESC key and
the F1 key for advanced option.
v Older
Acer computers may use also the F1 or CTRL+ALT+ESC keys.
ASUS
B-series, ROG-series, Q-series, Vivobook, Zen Aio, Zenbook.
v Press
(or Hold and press) F2 until you see the BIOS Screen.
You may need to press the key repeatedly until the utility appears.
v Some Asus
laptops requires that the DEL, ESC or F10 key
be pressed instead.
v Older
Asus computers might boot to the BIOS setup utility only if you hold down
the ESC key until you reach the boot device selection screen.
Continue by selecting enter setup from the menu.
COMPAQ
Presorio, Prolinea, Deskpro, Systempr, Portable.
v Press F10 while
the cursor in the top right corner of the screen in blinking.
v Older
Compaq computers may use the F1, F2, DEL key to give accers
to BIOS.
DELL
XPS, Dimension, Inspiron, hatitude, optiplex, precision,
Alienware, Vastro.
v Press F2
when the Dell logo appears, press every few seconds until the message entering
setup appears.
v Older
Dell desktop and laptops may instead use CTRL+ALT+ENTER (or) DEL.
v Older
DELL laptops may use Fn+ ESC (or) Fn+F1.
eMACHINES
e Monster, etower, e one, S-series, T-series.
v Press TAB or DEL while
the emachine logo displays on the screen.
v Other
eMachine computers may use F2.
EVGA
SC17, SC15
v Press DEL repeatedly
while the EVGA laptop is booting.
Fujitsu
Life Book, esprime, Amilo, Tablet, Deskpower, celsuis.
v Press F2 once
the fujitsu logo appears.
Gateway
Dx, Fx, LT, NV, NG, one, GM, GT, Gx, Sx, Profile, Astro.
v Press
the F1 or F2 key repeatedly after restarting
the gateway computer to access the setup utility. You might have to press and
hold the key.
Hewlett – Packard (HP)
Pavilion, Elite Book, ProBook, Pro, oMen, ENVY, Touch smart,
Vectra, OmniBook, Tablet, Stream, ZBook.
v Press
the F1, F10 (or) F11 key after
restarting the computer.
v HP Tablet
PCs may use F10 (or) F12.
v Other HP
computers may allow access to BIOS using the F2 (or) ESC keys.
v Still
other might require that you press the ESC key and then F10.
IBM
PC, XT, AT.
v Press F1 immediately
after powering on the computer.
v Older IBM
computers (including some laptops) may utilize the F8 key.
LENOVO (FORMERLY IBM)
Think pad, Idea pad, Yoga, legion, H535, 3000-series, N-series,
Think centre, Think station.
v Press F1 (or) F2 after
powering on the computer.
v Press F12
v Older
Lenovo products allow access using.
(CTRL+ALT+F3+,
CTRL+ALT # Ins, (or) Fn+F1
Micron (MPC computers)
Clientpro, TransPort.
v Press F1,
F2 (or) DEL immediately after powering on the PC.
NEC
Power mate, Versa, W-series.
v Press F2 to
enter the BIOS setup.
Packard Bell
8900 series, 900 series, Pulsar, Platinum, Easy Note, imedia,
iextreme.
v Press F1, F2 (or) DEL
Samsung
Odyssey, Note Book, 5/7/9, Art PC, PULSE, Series ‘X’ laptops
v Press F2 to
start the BIOS setup utility. You might need to press this key
repeatedly until the correct screen appears.
Sharp
Note Book, Laptops, Actius Ultralite.
v Press F2 after
the computer starts.
v Some very
old sharp PCs require a setup diagnostics disk.
Shuttle
Glamor, G-series, D’vo, Prima P2-series, Work-station, xpc,
Surveillance.
v Press F2 (or) DEL on
startup.
Sony
VAIO, PCG-series, VGN-series.
v Press F1,
F2 (or) F3 after turning on the computer.
Toshiba
Portege, Satellite, Terca, Equium.
v Press F1 (or) ESC after
powering on to access BIOS.
v Press F12 on a Toshiba Equium.