I'm wanting to install a new internal HD. I need to enter CMOS/BIOS to
check some settings. When I boot, my options screen lasts only 2-3 seconds.
I did see that DEL and ALT+F2 are options. Del took me to a dialog to
select a boot-up device. Alt=F2 took me to Flash Bios.

My motherboard is ASUS P4BGL-VM. I'm running Win XP Home SP2 fully patched.

How can I get to BIOS/CMOS?

--
Lady Dungeness
Crabby, but Great Legs!

http://www.unitycorp.co.jp/support/d...p4bgl_vm_e.pdf

Above is the hardware guide for your Motherboard, which explain on Page No.
57 that Del is the key to enter in CMOS Setup. I think you are having the
wrong timings. Turn on your PC and hold down the DEL key.

Hope this help, let us know!

"Lady Dungeness" wrote:

> I'm wanting to install a new internal HD. I need to enter CMOS/BIOS to
> check some settings. When I boot, my options screen lasts only 2-3 seconds.
> I did see that DEL and ALT+F2 are options. Del took me to a dialog to
> select a boot-up device. Alt=F2 took me to Flash Bios.
>
> My motherboard is ASUS P4BGL-VM. I'm running Win XP Home SP2 fully patched.
>
> How can I get to BIOS/CMOS?
>
> --
> Lady Dungeness
> Crabby, but Great Legs!
>
>
>

Lady Dungeness wrote:
> I'm wanting to install a new internal HD. I need to enter CMOS/BIOS to
> check some settings. When I boot, my options screen lasts only 2-3 seconds.
> I did see that DEL and ALT+F2 are options. Del took me to a dialog to
> select a boot-up device. Alt=F2 took me to Flash Bios.
>
> My motherboard is ASUS P4BGL-VM. I'm running Win XP Home SP2 fully patched.
>
> How can I get to BIOS/CMOS?
>

Section 4.2 of the downloadable manual, says to press "delete" early in the POST,
to enter the BIOS.

http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...8_p4bgl-vm.pdf

Paul

Thank you both so much! I never thought to press DELETE and keep it
pressed. I'll give that a try. You guys are wonderful. :-)

Lady D


"Paul" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:f6kg0h$lb2$(E-Mail Removed)...
| Lady Dungeness wrote:
| > I'm wanting to install a new internal HD. I need to enter CMOS/BIOS to
| > check some settings. When I boot, my options screen lasts only 2-3
seconds.
| > I did see that DEL and ALT+F2 are options. Del took me to a dialog to
| > select a boot-up device. Alt=F2 took me to Flash Bios.
| >
| > My motherboard is ASUS P4BGL-VM. I'm running Win XP Home SP2 fully
patched.
| >
| > How can I get to BIOS/CMOS?
| >
|
| Section 4.2 of the downloadable manual, says to press "delete" early in
the POST,
| to enter the BIOS.
|
| http://dlsvr03.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/...8_p4bgl-vm.pdf
|
| Paul