[HLUG] Entering BIOS

[Dave Winterton]

Dear Sarah,
My asus m5a87 uses f2(I think) my old asus m3 series uses del, or did
till a failing power pack corrupted it.
I wonder if a bigger deterant to people is the lack of time to read it
during boot up, as windows knows 
changing the boot order is always bad news for it.
I paste the following advice from ComputerHope;
Issue

How to enter the BIOS or CMOS setup.

Solution

Note: This document doesn't help users who cannot enter BIOS or CMOS
setup because of a password.

Because of the wide variety of computer and BIOS manufacturers over the
evolution of computers, there are numerous ways to enter the BIOS or
CMOS Setup. Below is a listing of the majority of these methods as well
as other recommendations for entering the BIOS setup.

New computers

Thankfully, computers that have been manufactured in the last few years
will allow you to enter the CMOS by pressing one of the below five keys
during the boot. Usually it's one of the first two.

F1
F2
DEL
ESC
F10
A user will know when to press this key when they see a message similar
to the below example as the computer is booting. Some older computers
may also display a flashing block to indicate when to press the F1 or F2
keys.

Press <F2> to enter BIOS setup

If your computer is a new computer and you are unsure of what key to
press when the computer is booting, try pressing and holding one or more
keys the keyboard. This will cause a stuck key error, which may allow
you to enter the BIOS setup.

yours David

<-----Original Message-----> 
>From: Sarah Chard [sarah at streetentertainers.co.uk]
>Sent: 4/2/2012 1:57:29 PM
>To: herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk
>Subject: Re: [HLUG] Entering BIOS
>
>thanks Geoff
>just to recap for others in case they are not sure why I am asking for
>this info
>
>When encouraging people to try Tuxedu or any linux distro running from
a
>live USB one of the main hurdles is actually booting in.
>If people have to choose a boot device or edit the boot order in the
>bios they often feel uncomfortable and out of their depth as they are
>worried they will 'damage something' - they want to to just click and
>run software - so it's a significant psychological hurdle. At our
Tuxedu
>parents evening this was very apparent.
> - if we can give step by step instructions to people they feel more
>comfortable about using a live USB - we have already got how to boot
>instructions on the Tuxedu.org site but the keys for entering the boot
>menu and the bios differ depending on the machine used hence the
request
>for info about your machines. - we are hoping to put together a useful
>resource and there may be the possibility of an android app to help
>users find the correct function keys for their machines.
>
>So when you have a spare moment - check your PC's and Laptops and let
us
>know boot menu keys and the key to enter the bios setup.
>
>Cheers Sarah
>
>
>



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