An ordinary user does not often need to open a BIOS during everyday work at a computer, but sometimes it is necessary to make some settings there. It would seem that this business, although responsible, is not tricky, and does not require special skills.
After turning on the computer and completing the self-test, you just need to press the Del key a few times, and now the laconic BIOS menus appeared on the screen, allowing you to view and change the basic settings that affect the functioning of the computer.
However, sometimes this simple operation does not lead to the expected result, and it is not possible to enter the BIOS. This can happen for several reasons.
- Before us is not a stationary computer, but a laptop. In this case, the key to enter the BIOS may be different, for example F2, F10, Esc, or something else, depending on the fantasy of the laptop developer. Fortunately, during boot, there is usually a hint on the laptop screen with which key you can access the BIOS. If it is not there, and the documentation for the laptop is also not available - just try all the keys listed, probably one of them will still work.
- An ordinary stationary computer, but you cannot open the BIOS by pressing Del. Check which connector the keyboard is connected to. If it is a USB connector, plug the keyboard into the PS2 connector (use another keyboard, or find an adapter). Probably, the BIOS simply disabled USB keyboard support. Turning it on, next time you can enter the BIOS without additional tweaks, simply by pressing Del on the USB keyboard.
- Another problem that can prevent access to the BIOS may be the password set for entering the BIOS. If the password is set by you, then all that remains is to enter it, and access to the BIOS is obtained. If you do not remember the password, then the matter becomes somewhat more complicated. It may be impossible to access the BIOS without resetting the BIOS parameters (including the password). To do this, close the jumper on the motherboard specially designed for such an operation. We strongly do not recommend doing this without first reading the documentation for the motherboard, manipulating the jumpers is extremely dangerous. Naturally, all other BIOS settings will be lost as well, and their state will return to the one set by the manufacturer at the factory.
