Mini Desktop PC User Guide
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Quickly enter the BIOS
To access the BIOS before the PC boots into the OS, try any of the
following:
• Beforebootingupthesystem,insertastraightenedpaperclip
into the BIOS key.
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BIOS key
• Pressthepowerbuttonforatleastfoursecondstoshutdown
your PC, then press the power button again to turn your PC
backon,andpress<F2>duringPOST.
• WhenyourPCiso,disconnectthepowercordfromyourPC’s
power connector. Reconnect the power cord and press the
powerbuttontoturnonyourPC.Press<F2>duringPOST.
NOTE: POST (Power-On Self Test) is a series of software controlled
diagnostic tests that run when you turn on your PC.