[access-uk] Re: Reformat ... How to.

Hi

To get into the BIOS you usually press the Delete key a few times (the one in the cluster of six by home and end) just after start up. Although as someone has already pointed out the key you have to tap varies depending on the chipset or motherboard in your PC. And of course you will need sighted assistance as there will be no speech.

Also and this fooled me when I first did it. If you change the boot drive to your CD Rom and then try and boot from your XP CD. You need to press the space bar a few times to get it to work. If you are not quick enough or wait too long it will just bypass the CD and boot into windows as normal.

Darren.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Logue" <peterlogue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 1:38 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Reformat ... How to.


Hi George,
Command prompt is cool, but I need the bios. Is there a hold down key
command to access this?

Peter




-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
George Bell
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2005 5:48 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Reformat ... How to.

To get to BIOS varies from PC to PC.

However, tapping F8 repeatedly from the moment you switch on, will usually
get you to a DOS type screen where you are presented with a (non speaking)
menu, where one of the options is "Command Prompt".

George.

-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sunil
Sent: 26 September 2005 22:15
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Reformat ... How to.

Don't you do it by turning on your PC and keep pressing the enter key till
the option to boot from disc comes up?



-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Peter Logue
Sent: 26 September 2005 20:32
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Reformat ... How to.

Does anyone know how to get into the bios. I can have sighted help once I'm
there, so changing the boot from C to D is no problem.
Peter

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