Bug#88080: Documentation: Invoking the BIOS Set-Up Menu
Package: boot-floppies
Version: 2.2.16
Documentation: Invoking the BIOS Set-Up Menu
Hello:
I refer to "Installing Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 For Intel x86", version
2.2.16 dated 5 July 2000, section 3.3.1, "Invoking the BIOS Set-Up
Menu".
This section has information on how to enter different BIOS set-up
menus. My own "Hard Disk Upgrade Mini How-To", which is part of the
Linux Documentation Project, has information on more BIOSes. The latest
version of my Mini How-To is version 2.11, dated 13 April 2000.
For your convenience, here is the relevant information:
> You must also inform the BIOS of the disks' presence and of their
> "geometry". Usually, you enter the BIOS setup programme by pressing a
> key during the system boot-up. Here's what to do for some common BIOSes:
>
> Acer notebooks: F2 key during Power-On Self-Test (POST)
>
> American Megatrends (AMI): Del key during Power-On Self-Test
>
> Award: Del, or Ctrl-Alt-Esc
>
> Compaq: F10 key after the square appears in the top right corner
> of the screen during boot-up
>
> Dell: Ctrl-Alt-Enter
>
> DTK: Esc key during Power-On Self-Test
>
> Hewlett-Packard Pavilion: F1 key during HP blue splash screen
>
> IBM Aptiva 535: F1 while the square with the wavy lines is
> displayed in the upper right corner during power-on
> [Does this also apply to other Aptiva models?]
>
> IBM PS/2: Ctrl-Alt-Del, then Ctrl-Alt-Ins when the cursor is in
> the top right corner
>
> Mr. BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-S during Power-On Self-Test
>
> Packard Bell: For some models, F1 or F2 key during Power-On
> Self-Test
>
> Phoenix: Ctrl-Alt-Esc, or Ctrl-Alt-S, or Ctrl-Alt-Enter
>
> Many older systems require an Installation or Reference Disk.
Regards,
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