Which BIOS Entry key should I use for my computer?

Manufacturer

Model

BIOS Entry key

HP

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs (Built in 2006 or later (came with Vista or Windows 7))

F10

HP

HP and Compaq Desktop PCs (Built before 2006 (XP or earlier) )

F1

HP

HP Notebook PCs

F10

DELL

Dell Inspiron, Dell Dimension, Dell Precision, Dell Optiplex, Dell Vostro Dell XPS

F2

DELL

Dell Latitude

Fn+F1

Accer

Aspire, Power, Veriton, Extensa, Ferrari, TravelMate, Altos

DEL or F2

Gateway

DX, FX, One, GM, GT, GX, Profile, Astro

F1

Gateway

Older model

F2

Lenovo

Lenovo

F2

Fujitsu,NEC, Sharp

Fujitsu,NEC, Sharp

F2

Toshiba

Portégé, Satellite, Tecra, Equium

F1 or ESC

Toshiba

Toshiba Equium

F12

Shuttle

Glamor G-Series, D’vo, Prima P2-Series, Workstation, X Mini XPC, Surveillance

F1 or DEL

Phoenix

Phoenix BIOS

F2

AMD® (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.)

AMD® (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.) BIOS

F1

Award

Award BIOS

DEL

AMI (American Megatrends, Inc.)

AMI (American Megatrends, Inc.) BIOS

DEL