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other:bios [2015/01/09 09:58]
jypeter Added the ESC key for HP machines
other:bios [2020/02/06 13:55]
jypeter [Updating the BIOS]
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-====== BIOS notes ======+====== BIOS, diagnostics and other start-up ​notes ======
  
-===== Entering ​the BIOS =====+<note important>​ 
 +You can also run the **built-in diagnostics** in case of a [[other:​win10crash#​hardware_crash|hardware crash]]</​note>​
  
-Power off the machine, then power it **and** press the appropriate key at the same time+===== BIOS =====
  
-|  Dell  |  F2  | +==== Entering the BIOS ====
-|  HP  |  ESC  |+
  
-===== Choosing ​the boot media or the diagnostics =====+Power off the machine, then power it on again **and** press repeatedly ​the appropriate key several times while the computer is starting
  
-|  Dell  |  ​F12  | +|  Dell  |  ​''​F2 '' ​ | 
-|  HP  |  ESC  |+|  HP  |  ​''​ESC '' ​ |
  
-===== Enabling boot on a USB drive =====+==== Enabling boot on a USB drive ====
  
-==== Dell ====+=== Dell ===
  
 Settings => General => Boot Sequence: //USB Storage Device// must be selected, and in the first place of the Boot Order Settings => General => Boot Sequence: //USB Storage Device// must be selected, and in the first place of the Boot Order
 +
 +==== Updating the BIOS ====
 +
 +  * **Dell**: FIXME
 +  * **HP**: ​
 +    * [[https://​support.hp.com/​us-en/​document/​c00007682|HP Consumer Desktop PCs - Updating the BIOS (Basic Input Output System)]]
 +    * [[https://​support.hp.com/​us-en/​document/​c00042629|HP Consumer Notebook PCs - Updating the BIOS (Basic Input Output System)]]
 +==== Notes ====
 +
 +There are lots of HP BIOS details in [[http://​h10032.www1.hp.com/​ctg/​Manual/​c06399361|HP PC Commercial BIOS (UEFI) Setup - Administration Guide]] (pdf document)
 +
 +===== Other start-up related notes =====
 +
 +==== Choosing the boot media or the diagnostics ====
 +
 +|  Dell  |  ''​F12''​ (enter the //One-time Boot Menu//​) ​ |
 +|  HP  |  ''​ESC''​ and then ''​F2'' ​ |
 +
 +==== Booting in safe mode ====
 +
 +<WRAP center round tip 60%>
 +Safe mode <=> //Mode sans échec//
 +</​WRAP>​
 +
 +=== Windows 10 ===
 +
 +Read the [[other:​win10crash#​the_windows_recovery_environment_and_the_safe_mode|Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE) and the Safe Mode]] notes
 +
 +=== Windows 7 ===
 +
 +
 +Power off the machine, then power it **and** press the appropriate key at the same time
 +
 +|  Dell  |  ''​F8 '' ​ |
 +|  HP  |    |
 +
 +See also [[/​other:​win7misc#​performing_a_clean_boot_in_windows|Performing a safe clean boot]]
  
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other/bios.txt · Last modified: 2022/06/30 07:27 by jypeter