change to boot from CD-Rom?

[Guest]

good day...

I know this should be easy ...its just slipping my mind.

How do I change my PC's boot sequence to start with the CD-ROM?

Brook

 

[Dan Seur]

That setting is in the BIOS.

good day...

I know this should be easy ...its just slipping my mind.

How do I change my PC's boot sequence to start with the CD-ROM?

Brook


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[Guest]

right... but how to I get to the BIOS?

That setting is in the BIOS.




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[Dan Seur]

Go to the machine's manual.

There will be a key or keys (maybe DEL, or F8, or CTL-B etc etc) to
press within a few seconds after powering the machine up or rebooting.
There may also be a message on the screen at that time (just for a
second or two) that says "PRESS THE [?] KEY TO ENTER BIOS" or something
similar. This varies by motherboard. If the machine is a name-brand or
you know the mainboard product name try Googling or phoning for tech
support. Googling can also get you a list of the most common BIOS-access
keys.

right... but how to I get to the BIOS?



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[Guest]

I can press the F8 Key to get to the screen with the safe mode, safe mode
with networking, etc...

but I don't see anywhere for the BIOS?

I have a dell dimension.

any suggestions?

Brook

Go to the machine's manual.

There will be a key or keys (maybe DEL, or F8, or CTL-B etc etc) to
press within a few seconds after powering the machine up or rebooting.
There may also be a message on the screen at that time (just for a
second or two) that says "PRESS THE [?] KEY TO ENTER BIOS" or something
similar. This varies by motherboard. If the machine is a name-brand or
you know the mainboard product name try Googling or phoning for tech
support. Googling can also get you a list of the most common BIOS-access
keys.

right... but how to I get to the BIOS?



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[Dan Seur]

Call Dell. They'll explain.

I shouldn't have used F8 as an example. That has a special meaning to
W2k as it boots. BUT:

If F8 is putting you into safe mode you have long since missed your
chance to get into BIOS. I'm talking about WITHIN SECONDS of the power
on, LONG BEFORE the op system begins to load.

But you must find out what key is required to get to BIOS. Call Dell. Go
to their website. Google.

I can't make it clearer than that. You'll be better off using Google to
learn about this stuff.

I can press the F8 Key to get to the screen with the safe mode, safe mode
with networking, etc...

but I don't see anywhere for the BIOS?

I have a dell dimension.

any suggestions?

Brook

:

Go to the machine's manual.

There will be a key or keys (maybe DEL, or F8, or CTL-B etc etc) to
press within a few seconds after powering the machine up or rebooting.
There may also be a message on the screen at that time (just for a
second or two) that says "PRESS THE [?] KEY TO ENTER BIOS" or something
similar. This varies by motherboard. If the machine is a name-brand or
you know the mainboard product name try Googling or phoning for tech
support. Googling can also get you a list of the most common BIOS-access
keys.

Brook wrote:

right... but how to I get to the BIOS?



:



That setting is in the BIOS.

Brook wrote:


good day...

I know this should be easy ...its just slipping my mind.

How do I change my PC's boot sequence to start with the CD-ROM?

Brook


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[Guest]

This is preety easy, when you start up your computer, i think you press f10
or f11 to go to system setup - then it kindof says where to go for starting
your computer with cd-rom first.