Access/Enter Motherboard BIOS

The information below for accessing BIOS is applicable to older computer systems. Most newer computers have a much easier accessability to the BIOS. 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 computers initial boot the BIOS supplier will be displayed. If the OEM(Original Equiptment Manufacturer) logo splash screen is displayed, press the 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  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 BIOS web site search links For models not listed below. 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 , F 2 Fujutsu Manuals & BIOS Manuals & BIOS Download 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 Lenovo(formerly IBM) Lenovo BIOS Access page 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 ESC then F1 or F2 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 Warning: Computer vendor and Mother Board manufacturers customize their BIOS to the individual specifications of the mother board. Care must be taken when applying a BIOS update. A BIOS update should be applied to the exact make; model; version; etc. specified in the update description. Applying the BIOS update to the wrong BIOS chip can render the system unbootable and could necessitate a Mother Board or BIOS chip replacement. NOTICE: The information supplied on this web page is compiled from  published sources publicly available indigital and traditional printed media and may be used as needed. DrDflash Boot Disk For BIOS Flashing - No Drivers:  Save this file to your hard drive, insert a blank floppy in the floppy drive and double click the drdflash.exe file to create the boot disk. Follow the onscreen prompt and after creating the boot disk;  copy the files for flashing the BIOS to the boot disk. Not all Motherboard and BIOS manufacturers require a bootable floppy disk to create the BIOS boot floppy disk. Gateway for example specifies a blank IBM formatted disk and creates the bootable floppy from the downloaded BIOS update file. Make sure you check out all the available flashing information from the vendors web site before flashing the BIOS.