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title: "Accessing the BIOS and changing the boot sequence"
canonical: "https://support.blancco.com/space/KB/11633175/Accessing%20the%20BIOS%20and%20changing%20the%20boot%20sequence"
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| **<span style="color: #003366">Created date</span>** | **<span style="color: #003366">Updated date</span>** | **<span style="color: #003366">Affects version</span>** | **<span style="color: #003366">Fix version</span>** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2/13/2017<span style="color: #003366"> </span> | 2/14/2023 | All versions | N/A |

<span style="color: #000000">In order to boot Blancco Driver Eraser (USB, CD, Network booting), the boot device containing the boot media needs to be set as the primary boot device.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">To change the boot sequence, you must enter the "Setup" or "BISO/UEFI Setup" on your computer and change the booting sequence to use the USB drive/CD drive/Network adapter first. There are several ways to enter the setup depending on your computer manufacturer and model. During the booting stage a message will appear stating "Press DEL to enter Setup". As the message flashes only once on the screen, you must be quick to press the key before the boot sequence continues. Please note that the boot sequence may continue without any user intervention.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">The [Delete] Key and [F2] are the two most common keys</span>

<span style="color: #000000">We have collected some of the key combinations in order to get into the BIOS. On most systems you need to press these keys repeatedly during the POST (Power On Self-Test) as soon as the computer has been turned on. If the Windows Logo appears, you are too late, restart the computer and try again.</span>

<span style="color: #000000">**Computer Model BIOS Key examples:**</span>

| **Manufacturer** | **BIOS Key** |
| --- | --- |
| <span style="color: #000000">Acer®</span> | <span style="color: #000000">F1, F2, CTRL+ALT+ESC</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">AST®</span> | <span style="color: #000000">CTRL+ALT+ESC, CTRL+ALT+DEL</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Compaq® 8700</span> | <span style="color: #000000">F10</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">CompUSA®</span> | <span style="color: #000000">DEL</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Cybermax®</span> | <span style="color: #000000">ESC</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Dell®</span> | <span style="color: #000000">F3, F1</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Dell Dimension</span> | <span style="color: #000000">F2 or DEL</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Dell Inspiron</span> | <span style="color: #000000">F2</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Dell Latitude</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Fn+F1 (while booted)</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Dell Latitude </span> | <span style="color: #000000">F2 (on boot)</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Dell Optiplex</span> | F2 or DEL |
| <span style="color: #000000">Dell Precision™</span> | <span style="color: #000000">F2</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">eMachine™</span> | <span style="color: #000000">DEL</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Gateway®: 2000 1440</span> | <span style="color: #000000">F1</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Gateway 2000 Solo™</span> | <span style="color: #000000">F2</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">HP</span> | <span style="color: #000000">F1, F2</span> |
| IBM | F1 |
| <span style="color: #000000">IBM E-pro Laptop</span> | <span style="color: #000000">F2</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">IBM PS/2®</span> | <span style="color: #000000">CTRL+ALT+INS after CTRL+ALT+DEL</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">IBM Thinkpad® (newer)</span> | <span style="color: #000000">Windows: Start | Programs | Thinkpad CFG</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Intel® Tangent</span> | <span style="color: #000000">DEL</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Micron™:</span> | <span style="color: #000000">F1, F2, or DEL</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Packard Bell®</span> | <span style="color: #000000">F1, F2, DEL</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Sony® VAIO: </span> | <span style="color: #000000">F2, F3</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Tiger</span> | <span style="color: #000000">DEL</span> |
| <span style="color: #000000">Toshiba</span> | F1 or ESC |

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