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The --timing-- of when you press F2 is critical. And it also takes a bit of luck.. :) Assuming your F2 button is functional (Check for dust/dirt under it) start pressing your F2 button repeatedly just as soon as you see the first message on the screen, but BEFORE Windows starts to come up. I've been repairing Dells for many years and still it sometimes takes me 2-3 tries to get F2 at that "just right" moment.
Note: if you press F2 too many times, each press results in a beep. That means the keyboard buffer is full, and no further presses will matter, so if its not up by that point, give up and try again.
ESC Key BIOS Password removing procedure 1.
Starting with the computer fully off, turn it on by pressing and
releasing the power button. Immediately and repeatedly tap the Esc key.
The computer will display the "Password = " prompt. 2. Enter the
correct password, and press the Enter key. The computer will display
"Valid password entered, system is now starting up. Check system. Then
press (F1) key" 3. Press the F1 key. The BIOS setup program will appear. 4. Using the arrow keys or the tab key, move to the password field, and highlight REGISTERED. 5. Press the spacebar, enter the correct password, and press the Enter key. The Password field will change to NOT REGISTERED. F2 Key BIOS Password removing procedure 1.
Starting with the computer fully off, turn it on by pressing and
releasing the power button. Immediately and repeatedly tap the F2 key.
The unit will display the "Password = " prompt. 2. Enter the correct password, press the Enter key. (You may need to press the F2 key after you hit the enter key.) 3. The BIOS setup program will appear. 4. Using the arrow keys, move to the Security tab, and to Set User Password. 5.
Press the F5 or the F6 key to navigate to the Password section. Enter
the current password at the Old Password prompt, and press Enter. At the
New Password prompt, press Enter (without typing anything into the
password field). At the Confirm Password prompt, press Enter again
(without typing anything into the password field). The password should
now be removed. 6. Press F10 to save and exit from the BIOS Setup program.
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boot to BIOS
turn on caps lock, scroll lock and number lock,
Press ALT+E (Should get a Single Beep)
Press ALT+F (Another Beep)
Press ALT+B (Reboot)
Make sure you have Windows CD in Optical drive and once it reboots it should start the OS load
If you don't have the most current BIOS, you may need to install old HDD, Download and install latest BIOS then repeat steps above.
Look at the HDD (Hard Disk Drive) LED light...
Is it a steady red? Put your ear to the computer case. Do you hear a repeating clicking sound?
You should be able to press [F10] to get out of the BIOS Setup. If not, it may be a loose hard drive cable (open up the PC) or a failing Hard drive (replace).
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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