List of hot keys to enter the BIOS menu

Many advanced users may need to use the BIOS menu to change the default I / O functions of the computer’s hardware. On different PCs and laptops, the BIOS menu is loaded using different key combinations.

Hardware (laptops, PCs, servers)	Hotkeys (terms of use)
Acer (Aspire, Power, Veriton, Extensa, Ferrari, TravelMate, Altos)	[F2] or [DEL]
Acer (Altos 600 Server)	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Esc] or [F1]
Acer (Older PC)	[F1] or [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Esc]
AMI (American Megatrends AMIBIOS, AMI BIOS)	[Delete]
AMI (American Megatrends AMIBIOS, AMI BIOS) - Old Version	[F1] or [F2]
Award BIOS (AwardBIOS)	[Del]
Award BIOS (AwardBIOS) - Old Version	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Esc]
Alr	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Esc] or [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del]
ARI	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Esc] or [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del]
AST Advantage	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Esc]
Compaq (Presario, Prolinea, Deskpro, Systempro, Portable)	[F10] - when the cursor is in the upper right corner
Compaq (Presario, Prolinea, Deskpro, Systempro, Portable)	[F10] - at the time of displaying the logo
Compaq (Older Computers)	[F1], [F2], [F10], or [Del]
Cybermax	[Esc]
Dell (XPS, Dimension, Inspiron, Latitude. OptiPlex, Precision, Vostro)	[F2]
Dell (Older 486 Models)	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Enter]
Dell (Some Models)	Reset - press the button twice
Dell Dimension L566cx System	[Del]
Dell (Older Laptop Models)	[Fn] + [Esc] or [Fn] + [F1]
DTK (Datatech Enterprises)	[Esc]
EISA Computer	Press the Reset button on the front panel of the computer, then instantly press [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Esc], when the memory test starts, press [Crtl] + [Alt] + [S]
eMachines (eMonster, eTower, eOne, S-Series, T-Series)	[Tab] or [Del]
eMachine (Some Older Computers)	[F2]
Fujitsu (LifeBook, Esprimo, Amilo, Tablet, DeskPower)	[F2] - when the logo appears
Gateway Using Phoenix BIOS (DX, FX, One, GM, GT, GX, Profile, Astro)	[F1]
Gateway (Some Older PCs)	[F2]
Hewlett-Parkard (HP Pavilion, TouchSmart, Vectra, OmniBook, Tablet)	[F1]
Hewlett-Parkard (HP Alternative)	[F2] or [Esc]
Hewlett-Parkard (HP) Tablet PC	[F10] or [F12]
IBM ThinkPad using IBM BIOS (Early Models)	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Ins] - when the cursor is in the upper right corner
IBM ThinkPad using IBM BIOS (Later Models)	[F1] - press and hold
IBM ThinkPad using Phoenix BIOS	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F11] - from the DOS command line
IBM PS / 1 (Late Models), PS / ValuePoint and 330s	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [?]
IBM PS / 2 with Reference Partition	[Insert]
IBM PS / 2	[Ctrl] + [Ins] - when the cursor is in the upper right corner
IBM PS / 2	service CD required
IBM PS / 2 75 and 90	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [?]
IBM (PC, XT, AT)	[F1]
IBM (Older Computers or Notebooks)	[F2]
Lenovo (ThinkPad, IdeaPad, 3000 Series, ThinkCentre, ThinkStation)	[F1] or [F2]
Lenovo (Older Products)	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F3], [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Ins] or [Fn] + [F1]
Microid Research MR BIOS	[F1]
Micron (MPC Computers ClientPro, TransPort)	[F1], [F2] or [Del]
NEC (PowerMate, Versa, W-Series)	[F2]
NEC Versa Notebook	[F1] - press and hold
Olivetti PC Pro	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Shift] + [Del] - on the numeric keypad
Packard Bell (8900 Series, 9000 Series, Pulsar, Platinum, EasyNote, imedia, iextreme)	[F1], [F2] or [Del]
Packard Bell (Early 386 and 486 Dodels)	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [S] - sequentially
Phoenix BIOS (Phoenix-Award BIOS)	[Del]
Phoenix BIOS (Phoenix-Award BIOS) - Old Version	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [S], [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Esc], [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Ins] or [Ctrl] + [S]
Sharp (Notebook Laptops, Actius UltraLite)	[F2]
Sharp (Old PCs)	a diagnostic disk is required to enter the BIOS
Shuttle (Glamor G-Series, D'vo, Prima P2-Series, Workstation, X Mini XPC, Surveillance)	[F2] or [Del]
Sony (VAIO, PCG-Series, VGN-Series)	[F1], [F2] or [F3]
Sony Vaio 320 Series	[F2]
Tandon 386	[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Esc]
Tandon	[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Esc]
Toshiba (Portégé, Satellite, Tecra)	[Esc]
Toshiba (Portégé, Satellite, Tecra with Phoenix BIOS)	[F1]
Zenith, Phoenix	[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Ins]

Other combinations of hot keys that are used on various equipment:
[Ctrl] + [Esc]
[Ctrl] + [Ins]
[Ctrl] + [Alt]
[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [+]
[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [F3]
[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del]
[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [S]
[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Enter]
[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Ins]
[Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Esc]
[Ctrl] + [Shift] + [Esc]
[Tab]
[F1]
[F3]
[F4]
[F10]
[F12]
[Fn] + [Function Key]

Additions:

Hardware (Open Firmware)	Hotkeys (terms of use)
Ibm power	[1] or [F1]
PowerPC based Macintosh	[Cmd] + [Option] + [O] + [F]
Pegasos	[Esc]
Sun SPARC	[Stop] + [A] or [L1] + [A] is access while the OS is running, and at the time of loading the menu opens automatically

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ps: There is a similar and very useful article: " List of shortcut keys for restoring notebooks to factory settings ." I searched for my own hotkeys to restore ... and found it! Thanks to author SArd for the topic! Plus, I'll send him a few more combinations for other notebook models.

But when I needed to enter the BIOS on one of the old laptops, I searched for the corresponding article on Habré and did not find it, but I found a combination on the Internet.
For this reason, I decided to publish here a list that I collected for several years from numerous technical sites.

pps: Yes, and do not hesitate to add to the list, if someone has information missing here!
I'm sure that someone will come in handy sometime, in the summer, then ...