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F2? DeL? Huh?

All of my PB's use F1 to access to BIOS. If you can't do that, press a key
when you turn on the power, it'll detect a stuck keyboard and prompt you
this:

Stuck Keyboard Detected
<F1> to access setup <ESC> to boot

"Christopher McGilton" <cmcgilton@att.net> wrote in message
news:QO846.13533$7f3.942083@bgtnsc07-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Hi Andrew,
>
> Since you know the bios is password protected and you don't know the
> password, the only way around this is to reset the CMOS.  This will wipe
the
> Bios clean and reset it to it's defaults.
>
> My own machine originally had a K6-2 333 MHz processor (now K6-2 550 MHz)
on
> a 950 motherboard, i.e. 955 Multimedia system.
> Your machine is probably similiar, with an Award Bios FR510 bios or
similiar
> bios.
>
> WARNING - YOU WILL LOSE ANY CUSTOMIZED BIOS SETTINGS YOU HAVE BY DOING
THIS.
>
> It is likely a two step process on your machine:
>
> a.  Set the CMOS jumper on the motherboard in the position to clear the
CMOS
>
> OR
>
> b. If a jumper does not exist, remove the coin battery on the motherboard
> for at least 30 seconds and then reinsert the battery.  Restart the
machine
> and hold the F2 key.  The bios should appear momentairly and you can edit
> it.
>
> c.  If step a. above is done, power up the machine and shut it off when
> Windows begins to load.  Reset the jumper to it's previous position. Then
> reboot the machine and hold the F2 key.  The bios should appear
momentairly
> and you can edit it.
>
> ONCE YOUR IN THE BIOS...use your arrow keys or page up/down keys to
> highlight the STANDARD CMOS SETUP and set your drives there.  I'd
recommend
> the "auto setup" option for each IDE master and slave you're using (and
the
> "none option" for the others) unless there is a need to set it up
> individually.
>
> Good Luck!
>
> Chris McGilton
>
>
> When the machine starts to boot up, press F2.  That should get you into
the
> bios.
> "Andrew" <ardoo@picknowl.com.au> wrote in message
> news:3A503BFD.98F7CBB6@picknowl.com.au...
> > Hi there,
> > I am installing a CD-RW on a Packard Bell PC. I need to access the BIOS
> > to force the CD-RW to the Secondary Slave, but can't get into the BIOS.
> >
> > Have tried Del, Ctrl+Alt+Ins, Ctrl+Alt+Esc Ctrl+Alt+F2 etc but no luck.
> >
> > I don't want people telling me I shouldn't access the BIOS, or I
> > shouldn't need to do it. The fact is I do want to enter the BIOS setup
> > and need to know how to do it.
> >
> > I have never seen any true answers to this question, people always talk
> > around it, but never actually answer the question, so....  I throw out
> > the challenge  :o)
> >
> > Happy New Year to you all...
> > Thanks
> > Andrew
>
>