Lost an access to the floppy drive: how to get it back?

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I was getting an error during the boot/start and there was a recommended
option - choose setup.
I chose Setup and in the Setup screen I selected (mistakenly) "Disable" or
“Auto†option for the floppy drive. Now I don't have and access to the
floppy, and I don't know how to get to Setup to enable it again. Would you be
able to advise how I could do that?

Thanks a lot,
 
It is a function of the BIOS. Look at the documentation for your
computer to access the BIOS. typically during POST (power on self test)
one presses F1 or F2 or Del or F10 to access it. The actual key used is
determined by the manufacturer.
 
Bob, thanks. How do I know when POST starts? Or, should I be hitting one of
these keys as soon as I start the computer?

BTW, I wasn't able to find any help on how to access the BIOS, even keywords
"BIOS" in search didn't help.
 
Bob, thanks. How do I know when POST starts? Or should I be hitting one of
these keys as soon as I start the computer?

BTW, I looked at the Help on my computer, however wasn't able to find an
information on how one could access the BIOS.
 
Power On Self Test starts when the computer is Powered On, so yes you
should be hitting the key that is appropritate to your PC when you first
start the computer. Do you have a manual for the PC? or contact the
manufacturers tech support? Search? did you search www.google.com? If
you were searching "Windows Help" it would be futile as this is not part
of Windows. It is the hardware before Windows ever loads.
 

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