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    Can't get into BIOS

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by philipearle, May 7, 2011.

  1. philipearle

    philipearle Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry if this has been asked before, but I couldn't find anything on Google. When my computer is booting up, it says F2 to enter BIOS. When I hit F2, it says "Entering Setup" at the bottom of the screen, then goes to a black screen for a second, and then continues to load Windows. I have tried tapping F2 from the moment it turns on, when it says to hit F2, and every other time I could possibly hit F2, and the BIOS never comes up.
    Any help would be greatly appreciated, Philip Earle.

    This is a 7801U.....forgot to mention that, and the BIOS is the original one, it has never been flashed.
     
    philipearle, May 7, 2011
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  2. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Try I think it is F10 for boot menu and enter bios setup from there.............
     
    TANWare, May 7, 2011
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  3. JRSOR

    JRSOR Notebook Consultant

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    I knew a philip earle from oregon, had brothers tim and ronny.
     
    JRSOR, May 7, 2011
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  4. philipearle

    philipearle Notebook Enthusiast

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    Oklahoma here.....no brothers. Glad to know I am not alone...lol.
     
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    JoeyJon Notebook Enthusiast

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    If it is a work computer, the administrator can make it so you can't get into bios, and only he can.

    If all else fails, you can take out the battery and unplug the power cord, then pull out the cmos battery. Hold down the power button on the computer for for a few seconds (to be sure all the power is out of the entire sytem) Then wait about 10 minutes (just to be extra sure all power is out of the system). Then plug the cmos battery back in, then the battery and power cord.

    That will put your Bios back to factory default settings. Hopefully that will fix whatever it is that wasn't letting you into the bios. This won't help if the administrator has you locked out of the bios.
     
    JoeyJon, May 14, 2011
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