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Question posted by sharonershell on November 28th, 2011

How Do I Get Access To The Bios Utility Set Up

I am trying to reset the password, but I cannot get to the bios utility menu

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Answer #1: Posted by kcmjr on November 29th, 2011 10:35 AM
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Reboot and hit either DEL, or F1, or F11 repeatedly during the bootup process.  One of those should get you into the BIOS.


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