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By Tim Fisher, About.com Guide to PC Support

How to Access Your PC's BIOS

Monday September 22, 2008
Accessing your BIOS isn't something you'll need to do on a regular basis but knowing how to is important because you'll likely need in there for something someday.

In BIOS, you can turn on and off almost all of the hardware built in to your computer's motherboard. You can also make changes to how that hardware is used by your computer - meaning Windows or whatever operating system you might using.

Follow these easy steps to access your PC's BIOS. If you still can't get in, leave a comment here or head over to the PC Support forum and ask for some help.

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