Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I access a computer's BIOS so I can make it boot from the XDR media?
- Acer: Aspire, Power, Veriton, Extensa, Ferrari, TravelMate, Altos
- Press Del or F2 immediately after powering on.
- The BIOS on the Acer Altos 600 server uses the Ctrl+Alt+Esc key and the F1 key for advanced options.
- Older Acer computers may use also use the F1 or Ctrl+Alt+Esc keys to access BIOS.
- Compaq: Presario, Prolinea, Deskpro, Systempro, Portable
- Press F10 while the cursor in the top right corner of the screen is blinking.
- Older Compaq computers may use the F1, F2, F10, or Del key to give access to BIOS.
- Dell: XPS, Dimension, Inspiron, Latitude. OptiPlex, Precision, Vostro
- Press F2 when the Dell logo appears. Press every few seconds until the message Entering Setup appears.
- Older Dell desktops and laptops may instead use Ctrl+Alt+Enter or Del to enter BIOS.
- Older Dell laptops may use Fn+Esc or Fn+F1.
- eMachines: eMonster, eTower, eOne, S-Series, T-Series
- Press Tab or Del while the eMachine logo displays on screen.
- Other eMachine computers may use F2 to enter BIOS.
- Fujitsu: LifeBook, Esprimo, Amilo, Tablet, DeskPower
- Press F2 once the Fujitsu logo appears.
- Gateway: DX, FX, One, GM, GT, GX, Profile, Astro
- Press the F1 key repeatedly after restarting the computer.
- Some older Gateway computers use F2 to access the BIOS Setup utility.
- Hewlett-Packard (HP) Pavilion, TouchSmart, Vectra, OmniBook, Tablet
- Press the F1, F10, or F11 key after restarting the computer.
- HP Tablet PCs may use F10 or F12.
- Other HP computers may allow access to BIOS using the F2 or Esc keys.
- IBM PC, XT, AT
- Press F1 immediately after powering on the computer.
- Older IBM computers (including some laptops) may utilize the F2 key for BIOS entry.
- Lenovo (formerly IBM) ThinkPad, IdeaPad, 3000 Series, ThinkCentre, ThinkStation
- Press F1 or F2 after powering on the computer.
- Older Lenovo products allow access to BIOS using Ctrl+Alt+F3, Ctrl+Alt+Ins, or Fn+F1.
- Micron (MPC Computers) ClientPro, TransPort
- Press F1, F2 or Del immediately after powering on the PC.
- NEC PowerMate, Versa, W-Series
- Press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup.
- Packard Bell 8900 Series, 9000 Series, Pulsar, Platinum, EasyNote, imedia, iextreme
- Press F1, F2, or Del to enter BIOS.
- Sharp Notebook Laptops, Actius UltraLite
- Press F2 after the computer starts.
- Some very old Sharp PCs require a Setup Diagnostics Disk to access BIOS.
- Shuttle Glamor G-Series, D'vo, Prima P2-Series, Workstation, X Mini XPC, Surveillance
- Press F2 or Del on startup.
- Sony VAIO, PCG-Series, VGN-Series
- Press F1, F2 or F3 after turning on the computer.
- Toshiba Portégé, Satellite, Tecra, Equium
- Press F1 or Esc after powering on to access BIOS.
- Press F12 on a Toshiba Equium.
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