open BIOS ?

[deb]

I need to reformat my hard drive and reload windows xp.
How do I open my BIOS to set my CD as the first bootable
drive?

 

[Ken Blake]

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I need to reformat my hard drive and reload windows xp.
How do I open my BIOS to set my CD as the first bootable
drive?

How to get into your BIOS depends, not on Windows, but on what
motherboard/BIOS you have. As a matter of fact, you have to
access the BIOS before Windows even starts to boot. One common
way is to press the Del key when you first power on, but that's
not necessarily right for your computer. Watch the screen
carefully when you first boot; there's often a message there
telling you what to do. If not, check your system documentation
or check with your vendor.

Also look here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

Or just try the Del key. There's a good chance that's correct for
you.

 

[Will Denny]

Hi

Have a look at the bottom of the screen when you cold/warm boot for a message something like 'Press X to enter setup' - where X could Del, F1, Esc - the manual that came with your motherboard should be able to tell you as well.

Will

 

[Jim Macklin]

You might just put the CD in the drive and reboot, it may
already be set that way.


Hi

Have a look at the bottom of the screen when you cold/warm
boot for a message something like 'Press X to enter setup' -
where X could Del, F1, Esc - the manual that came with your
motherboard should be able to tell you as well.

Will