BIOS is a program that is found in every computer and which is responsible for the general principles of device operation. On some motherboard models, the commands for launching this program may differ, in particular for HP laptops.
It is necessary
skills of a confident computer user
Instructions
Step 1
Press the power button of your HP laptop, then look closely at the first boot screen, it should display “Press… to enter setup”. Instead of dots, there will be the name of the key, pressing which in your motherboard model is responsible for launching this program. Also, some motherboard models support stopping the boot process when you press the Pause key in the upper right corner of the keyboard.
Step 2
If you do not have time to view the inscription on the loading screen, use pressing the F1, F2, Delete, Esc and so on. Also check that the buttons on your keyboard are working properly. There is another effective, but dubious option - to navigate through the buttons from F1 to F12, while also using Esc and Delete.
Step 3
If pressing the above buttons did not help you, try different combinations of them. For example, Alt + F1, Alt + Ctrl, Fn + F1, Fn + Del, Fn + Esc, and so on. It is best in this case to find out the appropriate combination on the Internet by the model of your keyboard.
Step 4
Look at the model of the motherboard on a special service sticker on the back cover of the laptop or view it in the device manager, which is launched from the "Hardware" tab in the properties of the "My Computer" menu.
Step 5
Make a request, carefully read the information regarding the BIOS, it is quite possible that you simply may have a fairly rare version of the motherboard installed, the entrance to the BIOS of which is carried out in a special way.
Step 6
If you do not find the relevant information on the Internet and none of the combinations work, read the instructions for your motherboard model, which sometimes comes in the kit. Also read the user manual and read information on thematic forums.
