Denise, What motherboard do you have? What brandname of computer? There are several ways to get into bios, the delete key just being one of the most common ones. Try the F2 key. That works on gateways. If that doesn't work try cycling through the function keys. Glen --- ds <dschilling@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I replaced the battery on the motherboard and now a > useless splash > screen appears instead of the diagnostics upon > bootup. I need to get > into the BIOS. How do I disable that splash screen? > I tried hitting the > Delete key, but that didn't work. > > Thanks. > > Denise > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/