Can't access bios on startup

You asked this in the Mac Laptops area.
However,
To access the BIOS Setup, turn on the computer and repeatedly press the esc key to enter the Startup Menu, and then press the F10 key to enter the BIOS setup utility.
Figure 1: Example - BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup window consists of options for Security, System Configuration, and Diagnostics.

All the best to you,
Kerry

Compaqs use different keys to access BIOS; try F2, F1, F10.or DEL. At the pause on startup there are usually instructions at the bottom of the screen telling which key to press for access to BIOS.

Macs do not have a BIOS to enter. The equivalent would be the Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) to access this (Open Firmware, hence O and F key combination) press Command-Option-O-F keys during startup.

Be careful if and make sure you know exactly what you're doing.

Hope that helps!

Generally Function key can be enabled from BIOS settings. BIOS settings can be accessed by pressing DEL, F10 or F2 key at system startup (depending on the laptop u have), which is prompted at screen at startup.
Give it a try

I think its F8 or the delete key as soon as you turn it on when the first screen appears press delete.

BIOS is Basic Input Output System. On startup, before the windows screen comes on, you need to press one of the F# keys to enter the BIOS/setup screen. On my PC I have to press F2 to enter the BIOS/setup screen. The delete key can also take you to this screen on some PC's.

How are you attempting to enter the setup (BIOS)? Here are the steps:
Press the blue Access IBM button when the message "To interrupt normal startup, press the blue Access IBM button" is displayed to enter the ThinkVantage Productivity Center, then select Start setup utility to open the BIOS Setup Utility.

Usually you can acces BIOS by pressing
"DEL" Key duing system startup.

But it also depend on the BIOS manufacturer and version on how to access BIOS

I'm giving you all the key which normally used to access BIOS.

1.DEL
2.ESC
3.F1
4.F2
5.F10
6.F11
7.F12
8.ESC+DEL

try them ,it will surely let you access BIOS.

Each BIOS has a differrent access key. Try pressing any one of these keys while your computer is starting up: DEL; F1; F12; ESC. its trial and error since i dont know which BIOS you are using, and do it quickly, dont press all at once, one at each start-up. if that doesnt work then look for the prompt to access bios and quickly press the key while windows is starting up. you need to be really quick to do this, once in bios play arround untill you find the bluetooth settings which should be under Advanced Settings. Enable your bluetooth. WARNING: DO NOT MAKE AND SAVE ANY CHANGES OTHER THAN THE ENABLE BLUETOOTH SETTINGS!!. Save the settings and procceed to start-up.

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To Access the Bios Setup Utility Here Is A List Of Key Commands And The Make/Model They Are For..

Acer - Aspire, Power, Veriton, Extensa, Ferrari, TravelMate, Altos

• Press Del or F2 immediately after powering on.
• The BIOS on the Acer Altos 600 server uses the Ctrl+Alt+Esc key and the F1 key for advanced options.
• Older Acer computers may use also use the F1 or Ctrl+Alt+Esc keys to access BIOS.

Compaq - Presario, Prolinea, Deskpro, Systempro, Portable

• Press F10 while the cursor in the top right corner of the screen is blinking.
• Older Compaq computers may use the F1, F2, F10, or Del key to give access to BIOS.

Dell - XPS, Dimension, Inspiron, Latitude. OptiPlex, Precision, Vostro

• Press F2 when the Dell logo appears. Press every few seconds until the message Entering Setup appears.
• Older Dell desktops and laptops may instead use Ctrl+Alt+Enter or Del to enter BIOS.
• Older Dell laptops may use Fn+Esc or Fn+F1.

eMachines - eMonster, eTower, eOne, S-Series, T-Series

• Press Tab or Del while the eMachine logo displays on screen.
• Other eMachine computers may use F2 to enter BIOS.

Fujitsu - LifeBook, Esprimo, Amilo, Tablet, DeskPower

• Press F2 once the Fujitsu logo appears.

Gateway - DX, FX, One, GM, GT, GX, Profile, Astro

• Press the F1 key repeatedly after restarting the computer.
• Some older Gateway computers use F2 to access the BIOS Setup utility.

Hewlett-Packard (HP) - Pavilion, TouchSmart, Vectra, OmniBook, Tablet

• Press the F1 key after restarting the computer.
• HP Tablet PCs may use F10 or F12.
• Other HP computers may allow access to BIOS using the F2 or Esc keys.

IBM - PC, XT, AT

• Press F1 immediately after powering on the computer.
• Older IBM computers (including some laptops) may utilize the F2 key for BIOS entry.

Lenovo (formerly IBM) - ThinkPad, IdeaPad, 3000 Series, ThinkCentre, ThinkStation

• Press F1 or F2 after powering on the computer.
• Older Lenovo products allow access to BIOS using Ctrl+Alt+F3, Ctrl+Alt+Ins, or Fn+F1.

Micron (MPC Computers) - ClientPro, TransPort

• Press F1, F2 or Del immediately after powering on the PC.

NEC - PowerMate, Versa, W-Series

• Press F2 to enter the BIOS Setup.

Packard Bell - 8900 Series, 9000 Series, Pulsar, Platinum, EasyNote, imedia, iextreme

• Press F1, F2, or Del to enter BIOS.

Sharp - Notebook Laptops, Actius UltraLite

• Press F2 after the computer starts.
• Some very old Sharp PCs require a Setup Diagnostics Disk to access BIOS.

Shuttle - Glamor G-Series, D'vo, Prima P2-Series, Workstation, X Mini XPC, Surveillance

• Press F2 or Del on startup.

Sony - VAIO, PCG-Series, VGN-Series

• Press F1, F2 or F3 after turning on the computer.

Toshiba - Portégé, Satellite, Tecra

• Press F1 or Esc after powering on to access BIOS.

The following companies are either closed for business or no longer manufacture or support mainstream computers systems so verifying the following BIOS access information is nearly impossible. I have included what I could dig up for anyone who might be interested:
ARI / ALR / AST (Advantage) - Press the Ctrl+Alt+Esc or Ctrl+Alt+Del keys.
Cybermax - Press the Esc key.
Tandon - Press the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys.


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