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.

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