accessing bios on windows xp home edition

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I'm trying to access the bios on my computer to disable the on board graphics card because I installed a radeon card but I can't seem to get into the bios when the screen pops up it's only there for a second and I've pushed delete f1 and f11 still it won't stop on the bio page I' know this is a stupid question but how do i get it to stop on the bios page?????????????????????????
 
Brian Smithers said:
I'm trying to access the bios on my computer to disable the on board
graphics card because I installed a radeon card but I can't seem to get
into the bios when the screen pops up it's only there for a second and
I've pushed delete f1 and f11 still it won't stop on the bio page I' know
this is a stupid question but how do i get it to stop on the bios
page?????????????????????????
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Hold down the delete key as it boots. But you should disable the on-board
graphics card in system properties, not the bios.
 
bud said:
Hold down the delete key as it boots. But you should disable the
on-board graphics card in system properties, not the bios.
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1) You have a crystal ball do you? You can see that his BEK (BIOS Entry
Key) is DEL?! It isn't the universal key, you know. I'm using a Dell and its
BEK is F2. Prior to that I had a HP and that was F10 (IIRC).

2) Of course he should disable it in the BIOS - what's the SP got to do
with anything?!
 
Brian said:
I'm trying to access the bios on my computer to disable the on board
graphics card because I installed a radeon card but I can't seem to
get into the bios when the screen pops up it's only there for a
second and I've pushed delete f1 and f11 still it won't stop on the
bio page I' know this is a stupid question but how do i get it to
stop on the bios page?????????????????????????
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!) You don't enter the BIOS from within Windows - it's nothing to do with
it. An operating system is not required.

2) As to the answer your question, you can answer it yourself if you
RTFM.
 
Greetings --

The operating system is immaterial. Only you know what
motherboard and BIOS you have, so only you know the answer to your
question. ;-}

In the extremely unlikely event that your PC's manual or the
motherboard manufacturer's web site don't contain the needed
information, try one or more of the following:

How do I access my computer's setup (BIOS)
http://www.iomega.com/support/documents/2157.html

Wim's BIOS Page
http://www.wimsbios.com/

Accessing Motherboard BIOS
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm


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Brian Smithers said:
I'm trying to access the bios on my computer to disable the on board
Click to expand...
graphics card because I installed a radeon card but I can't seem to
get into the bios when the screen pops up it's only there for a second
and I've pushed delete f1 and f11 still it won't stop on the bio page
I' know this is a stupid question but how do i get it to stop on the
bios page?????????????????????????
 
Greetings --

Let's give Bud the benefit of the doubt, shall we? While the
<Del> key may not be the correct one for accessing the BIOS, holding
it (or any other key, for that matter) down is likely to present the
user with a keyboard error and a prompt to either continue or enter
the BIOS. This may have been what Bud meant. (But he was wring about
disabling the video adapter in Device Manager; doing so wouldn't help
the OP.)

Bruce Chambers
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