How do I get to the BIOS on my comp??

Question

Basically I replaced everything except my harddrive on my HP comp.. so I replaced the motherboard, processor, fan, RAM, etc etc.. Now my comp does nothing but restart over and over and over and over.. so I got windows xp cd so now if I get to the BIOS, I can manage to boot from CD drive or DVD drive r whatever..

Answer 1

There are various keys commonly used to access the BIOS setup- it varies by manufacturer but is usually either , F10, F11, F1 or F2.

Just power the machine completely off, and hit those keys as soon as you hear the first beep. It's possible your BIOS has enabled a quick or silent start-up, so the message telling you which key to press isn't displayed. But if you hit the key in time, you'll get into BIOS setup.

If all else fails, just hold down the space bar continuously from the moment you hear the beep. This will generate a keyboard error, which 90% of the time gives you the option to enter SETUP, as well.

Answer 2

Either press F1, F2, F8, F10, or Delete button at power on. Or while power cable is disconnect, temporarily clear CMOS with CMOS jumper. At boot sequence, set CD drive to boot first, Harddrive second. Save setting. Restart with CD in drive. It would be nice to have maker of Harddrive software doing the format and partition. It can be downloaded from website. Make sure you also have drivers to all parts of computer too.

Answer 3

You should only enter the BIOS immediately after booting the computer and never from within an operating system (i.e. Windows). On some computers you can enter the BIOS from a DOS prompt.

Several ways can be used to enter the BIOS/CMOS:

The video monitor will usually say on the bottom of the screen just as the computer is turned on, which key to use.

The BIOS information is stored in the CMOS hardware section of the motherboard and the contents are maintained by applying constant electrical current using a CMOS battery.

to enter the BIOS during boot up hold down one of the following keys:

Hold down the key
Hold down the key
Hold down the key
To enter the BIOS from a DOS prompt...( ...NOT from inside windows)





Some manufacturers have their own way for entering BIOS as shown below...

Acer - Ctrl+Alt+Esc
Compaq - F10
Compaq Presario - Press at boot when you see the "Compaq" log in big letters
Dell - F1 or Del.
Gateway 2000 - F1, many also use F2
Hewlett Packard - F1
IBM
Older Models - In order to get into the configuration of the IBM setup screen (CMOS) screen you need to hold down both mouse buttons during boot-up.
Aptiva - Press F1
Leading Edge
Fortiva 5000 - or
NEC - F2
Packard Bell - F1 or F2
Sharp Laptop 9020 - F2
Sony - F3, then F2, or F1
Tandon computers - Hold down the key after turning on power
Toshiba Laptops - Toshiba Utility, on selected models you can hold the ESC key during boot which will then prompt you to press the F1 key to enter the BIOS.

Answer 4

Usually, you can load the BIOS setup program during the POST by pressing the "Delete" key on your keyboard. If this is not working, read the mainboard's user manual to see how to load the BIOS setup program.

Answer 5

while booting up just press and hold the delete key, or you can just take the battery out of the motherboard for a minute or so and it will put all settings at default which should allow it to run