How to Get into BIOS on any Hp, Dell, Acer & Lenovo Laptop/Desktop
1. For Hp laptop and desktop bios key
2. For Dell laptop and desktop bios key
What is the boot order?
When the computer starts, the system BIOS begins to check a pre-determined list of drives and devices that may contain an operating system such as Windows. The computer can boot an operating system from a hard drive, floppy drive, CD or DVD optical drive, USB storage device, or a network. The order in which the devices are checked is configurable through the BIOS setup menu.
What is the default boot order?
The default boot order settings for the computer are configured in the factory. The default boot order determines what the computer boots to first.
UEFI boot order
OS Boot Manager
USB Diskette on Key/USB Hard Disk
USB CD/DVD ROM Drive
Network Adapter
Legacy boot order
OS Boot Manager
Notebook Hard Drive
USB Diskette on Key/USB Hard Disk
USB CD/DVD ROM Drive
USB Network Adapter
Network adapter
To boot to a DVD, CD-ROM, USB device, there must be bootable files installed or the PC might bypass the device and load what is installed on the local PC.
An operating system not found error message may appear if a floppy disk or an optical disk is inserted into a computer that does not contain an operating system. If this error occurs, remove the disk and restart the computer.
If you have installed a second hard drive and the computer does not boot, select the hard drive which contains the operating system as first boot device in the hard drive group.
1. For Hp laptop and desktop bios key
- Turn on or restart the computer or desktop, laptop.
- While the display is blank or logo is appears, press the F10 key to enter the BIOS settings menu.
- Timing is difficult, so you may wish to continually press "F2" until you see the message "Entering Setup.
- The BIOS settings menu is accessible by pressing the F2 or the F6 key on some computers.
2. For Dell laptop and desktop bios key
- Turn on or restart the computer or desktop, laptop.
- While the display is blank or logo is appears, press the F2 key to enter the BIOS settings menu.
- Timing is difficult, so you may wish to continually press "F2" until you see the message "Entering Setup.
- The BIOS settings menu is accessible by pressing either "Delete," "Ctrl" + "Alt" + "Enter," "Fn" + "F1," or "Fn" + "Esc on some old computers, desktop or laptop.
- Turn on or restart the computer or desktop, laptop.
- While the display is blank or logo is appears, press the F2 key to enter the BIOS settings menu.
- Timing is difficult, so you may wish to continually press "F2" until you see the message "Entering Setup.
- The BIOS settings menu is accessible by pressing the F12 or the DELETE key on some computers
- Turn on or restart the computer or desktop, laptop.
- While the display is blank or logo is appears, press the F2 key to enter the BIOS settings menu.
- Timing is difficult, so you may wish to continually press "F2" until you see the message "Entering Setup.
The BIOS settings menu is accessible by pressing the F1 or the F12 key on some computers- Some Lenovo products have a small Novo button on the side (next to the power button) that you can press (you might have to press and hold) to enter the BIOS setup utility.
Follow the steps below to configure the boot order on most computers.
- Turn on or restart the computer.
- While the display is blank, press the f10 key to enter the BIOS settings menu.The BIOS settings menu is accessible by pressing the f2 or the f6 key on some computers.
- After opening the BIOS, go to the boot settings.
- For notebook PCs: select the Storage tab, and then select Boot Options.
- For desktop PCs: select the System Configuration tab, and then select Boot Order.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to change the boot order
When the computer starts, the system BIOS begins to check a pre-determined list of drives and devices that may contain an operating system such as Windows. The computer can boot an operating system from a hard drive, floppy drive, CD or DVD optical drive, USB storage device, or a network. The order in which the devices are checked is configurable through the BIOS setup menu.
What is the default boot order?
The default boot order settings for the computer are configured in the factory. The default boot order determines what the computer boots to first.
UEFI boot order
OS Boot Manager
USB Diskette on Key/USB Hard Disk
USB CD/DVD ROM Drive
Network Adapter
Legacy boot order
OS Boot Manager
Notebook Hard Drive
USB Diskette on Key/USB Hard Disk
USB CD/DVD ROM Drive
USB Network Adapter
Network adapter
To boot to a DVD, CD-ROM, USB device, there must be bootable files installed or the PC might bypass the device and load what is installed on the local PC.
An operating system not found error message may appear if a floppy disk or an optical disk is inserted into a computer that does not contain an operating system. If this error occurs, remove the disk and restart the computer.
If you have installed a second hard drive and the computer does not boot, select the hard drive which contains the operating system as first boot device in the hard drive group.
