I have an hp computer it came with 2 recovery disk i put in the system recovery like it told me an resart my computer and when it turns back on the menu should come on saying if i would like to recover or format and recover and i have reformated twice before but when i restart my computer with the disk in the menu doesn't pop up what should i do? i need to know the keys to press to get into bio setup and then what do i do when im in?

seems you don’t need to get into bios (but anyway it can be reached by pressing all keys on keyboa5d during boot by this way required key will be found) just wait all two floppies loading completed and run windows setup program from CD you most probably have. - resolving questions in less time.

Hello, When you first turn on your computer, there will be a power on self test (POST) screen that should tell you how to enter your BIOS. It might say something like "press * to enter setup". If it doesn't tell you, try hitting delete, F1, or F2 on the post screen. These are some common keys. Once in there, change the boot order so that the CD boots before the hard disk. If you absolutely can't figure out how to enter the BIOS, just go to www.bootdisk.com and download a bootdisk for your respective operating system. Choose to start the computer with CD-ROM support. You MAY be able to run setup that way. Post back with results. Good Luck, ~winipcfg Is it just me, or is USB taking over the world?

Do you get `anything' on the monitor screen? Do you get an initial single beep? If you don't, then your system probably has a serious hardware problem.

When you get into BIOS, set the boot order to CD drive before floppy drive. Insert your disc and restart the PC... How do you get in to BIOS ? Bios Manufacturer Key Command(s) ALR Advanced Logic Research, Inc. ® PC / PCI F2 ALR PC non / PCI CTRL+ALT+ESC AMD® (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) BIOS F1 AMI (American Megatrends, Inc.) BIOS DEL Award™ BIOS CTRL+ALT+ESC Award BIOS DEL DTK® (Datatech Enterprises Co.) BIOS ESC Phoenix™ BIOS CTRL+ALT+ESC Phoenix BIOS CTRL+ALT+S Phoenix BIOS CTRL+ALT+INS Computer Key Command(s) Acer® F1, F2, CTRL+ALT+ESC AST® CTRL+ALT+ESC, CTRL+ALT+DEL Compaq® 8700 F10 CompUSA® DEL Cybermax® ESC Dell® 400 F3 Dell 400 F1 Dell Dimension® F2 or DEL Dell Inspiron® F2 Dell Latitude Fn+F1 (while booted) Dell Latitude F2 (on boot) Dell Optiplex DEL Dell Optiplex F2 Dell Precision™ F2 eMachine™ DEL Gateway® 2000 1440 F1 Gateway 2000 Solo™ F2 HP® (Hewlett-Packard) F1, F2 IBM® F1 IBM E-pro Laptop F2 IBM PS/2® CTRL+ALT+INS after CTRL+ALT+DEL IBM Thinkpad® (newer) Windows: Programs-Thinkpad CFG. Intel® Tangent DEL Micron™ F1, F2, or DEL Packard Bell® F1, F2, Del Sony® VIAO F2 Sony VIAO F3 Tiger DEL Toshiba® 335 CDS ESC Toshiba Protege ESC Toshiba Satellite 205 CDS F1 Toshiba Tecra F1 or ESC

To clarify... start tapping f1 / f2 about 1 time per second as soon as you see the blue HP splash screen. That should get you into bios