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other:bios [2020/02/06 10:14]
jypeter [Booting in safe mode]
other:bios [2020/02/06 13:41]
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-====== BIOS and other start-up notes ======+====== BIOS, diagnostics ​and other start-up notes ====== 
 + 
 +<note important>​ 
 +You can also run the **built-in diagnostics** in case of a [[other:​win10crash#​hardware_crash|hardware crash]]</​note>​
  
 ===== BIOS ===== ===== BIOS =====
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 ==== Entering the BIOS ==== ==== Entering the BIOS ====
  
-Power off the machine, then power it **and** press the appropriate key at the same time+Power off the machine, then power it on again **and** press repeatedly ​the appropriate key several times while the computer is starting
  
-|  Dell  |  F2  | +|  Dell  |  ​''​F2 '' ​ | 
-|  HP  |  ESC  |+|  HP  |  ​''​ESC '' ​ |
  
 ==== Enabling boot on a USB drive ==== ==== Enabling boot on a USB drive ====
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 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
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 +==== Updating the BIOS ====
 +
 +FIXME
 +
 +==== 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 ===== ===== Other start-up related notes =====
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 ==== Choosing the boot media or the diagnostics ==== ==== Choosing the boot media or the diagnostics ====
  
-|  Dell  |  F12 (enter the //One-time Boot Menu//​) ​ | +|  Dell  |  ​''​F12'' ​(enter the //One-time Boot Menu//​) ​ | 
-|  HP  |  ESC  |+|  HP  |  ​''​ESC''​ and then ''​F2'' ​ |
  
 ==== Booting in safe mode ==== ==== Booting in safe mode ====
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 Power off the machine, then power it **and** press the appropriate key at the same time Power off the machine, then power it **and** press the appropriate key at the same time
  
-|  Dell  |  F8  |+|  Dell  |  ​''​F8 '' ​ |
 |  HP  |    | |  HP  |    |
  
other/bios.txt · Last modified: 2022/06/30 07:27 by jypeter