Computers have various hardware components connected to each other. The team uses a program hosted on a read-only memory chip of the computer called BIOS or “Basic Input / output System”. It is the first program that starts up and is in charge of locating and evaluating the operation of hard drives, RAM memory, video cards, microprocessors and external elements connected to the PC.
Have you ever wondered why some computer technicians go in to check the BIOS and change or update the parameters in this software? Next, from a HOWTO, we will show you how to enter BIOS of your computer so that you can solve the problems that your equipment presents in a matter of minutes. Take note!
How to enter the bios of Windows 7
Each BIOS installed in a computer requires pressing a specific key or combination of two or three keys to enter that software. This will depend on the type of motherboard installed in your computer and the version of the BIOS. Next, we will explain the steps you must follow to enter the Windows 7 BIOS on your computer:
- When you turn on or restart the computer, information regarding what the BIOS is detecting on the PC will appear on a black background screen and white letters. At that moment, you must press the function key F2. This action is called enter BIOS Setup.
- Subsequently, a window with a menu will appear on the screen where you can access different settings that the BIOS has detected. Here you can navigate between each of its options.
- After navigating through the menu of this software, and after having changed some configurations (such as, for example, the order by the units you want to start up or the configuration of a “password” for the “setup”), you must go to the menu ” Exit “or” Exit “, depending on whether you have the software configured in English or Spanish.
- When you press Enter on the last option, you will be able to choose whether or not to save the changes you made so that, later, the installed operating system starts to load.
How to enter the HP bios
To enter the BIOS of an HP computer, you just have to follow the steps that we will indicate below:
- The first thing you should do is turn on the computer or, if it is already on, reboot the system.
- When this step is done, you will have to constantly press the “Esc” key until the screen goes black.
- Later, you will have to press the function key F10. With this last action, you will be able to enter the BIOS of an HP.
- Now, you can proceed to carry out the actions in the software, making the necessary adjustments to improve the functioning of the computer or what you have planned to do. You can, for example, boot the system with a bootable USB, for example.
- Finally, you can press the function button F10 and select “save changes” to exit the software. Once you have done this, the computer will automatically start loading the operating system installed on the computer with the new functions applied in the BIOS.
How to enter the bios of Windows XP
Pay attention, because if you want to learn how to enter the BIOS of Windows XP, you will have to press some keys: “Del”, “Del”, F1 or F2 among others depending on the version of the BIOS that the computer has installed and the brand of it. We bring you the necessary key combination for different brands of Windows XP computers:
- For Acer computers: the keys would be F1, F2 or the combination CTRL + ALT + ESC.
- For DELL model 400 computers: it would be with the F1 key.
- For Compaq 8700 computers: Only with F10.
- Sony VIAO: by pressing the F3 key.
- Toshiba Tecra: With the F1 or ESC keys.
We show you some more tricks to keep in mind to enter the XP BIOS and make some modifications:
- If you want, for example, to modify the “Boot” to start the computer with the BIOS of the PhoenixBIOS brand, select the “Boot” option in the menu and, in the new window that appears, select the first device and, with the buttons + or -, you change the boot order of the computer.
- Then you will have to select the “Exit” menu and, when the “Setup Confirmation” message appears, select the “Yes” option and press “Enter”.
- After this step, the computer will start up depending on the new configuration selected in the “setup”.
How to enter the bios of an Asus
ASUS is a brand of computers made in Taiwan that is widely recognized worldwide, as it is one of the best brands in laptops, tablets and Smartphones. For enter the BIOS of these computers with Windows 7 operating system, these steps should be followed:
- With the computer turned off, you are going to press and hold the function key F2.
- Next, you must turn on the computer.
- Do not stop pressing F2 until you access the BIOS of the computer.
- After entering the “Setup” of the computer, you will have access to the various configurations of the machine, options that you can change according to your needs.
- Finally, by pressing the function key F10, a window will appear where it will indicate whether or not you want to exit by saving the changes made.
After this step, your computer will start up with the programmed configuration. If the boot system is by the main hard disk, it will automatically load the installed operating system. If it is for any of the external drives such as the DVD drive or the pendrive, a message will appear on the screen asking the user to press any key to start booting through these drives. If you have installed a new system through a pendrive, take a look at these articles on How to install Windows 7 from a USB or Windows 8.
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