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Original Message
Name: viper88
Date: October 29, 2003 at 15:42:33 Pacific
Subject: how to get into bios setup
OS: none
CPU/Ram: 75 mhz
Comment:

I need to find out how to get into the bios setup of a sharp PC-8800 because I can't get it to boot from floppy.


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Response Number 1
Name: Joe V.
Date: October 29, 2003 at 16:10:39 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

when you turn your computer on and itis booting up hit the delete button this should take you to the bios menu.


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Response Number 2
Name: Dan Penny
Date: October 29, 2003 at 17:18:55 Pacific
Reply: (edit)

Watch the screen on booting. ~Usually~ it's displayed what key(s) to hit to enter the bios.

Failing this, this may possibly be of some help;

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


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