How to Enter the Bios

(Note:  You should only make any changes to the BIOS if you know what you are doing.  If you have any questions, please contact your RTA.)

This is typically done by pressing certain button(s) while your computer is loading up. It should tell you what to press, but if not then here are some common examples:

Computer Key Command(s)

Acer® F1, F2, CTRL+ALT+ESC
AST® CTRL+ALT+ESC, CTRL+ALT+DEL
Compaq® 8700 F10
CompUSA® DEL
Cybermax® ESC
Dell® 400 F3
Dell 400 F1
Dell Dimension® F2 or DEL
Dell Inspiron® F2
Dell Latitude Fn+F1 (while booted)
Dell Latitude F2 (on boot)
Dell Optiplex DEL
Dell Optiplex F2
Dell Precision™ F2
eMachine™ DEL
Gateway® 2000 1440 F1
Gateway 2000 Solo™ F2
HP® (Hewlett-Packard) F1, F2
IBM® F1
IBM E-pro Laptop F2
IBM PS/2® CTRL+ALT+INS after CTRL+ALT+DEL
IBM Thinkpad® (newer) Windows: Programs-Thinkpad CFG.
Intel® Tangent DEL
Micron™ F1, F2, or DEL
Packard Bell® F1, F2, DEL
Sony® VIAO F2
Sony VIAO F3
Tiger DEL
Toshiba® 335 CDS ESC
Toshiba Protege ESC
Toshiba Satellite 205 CDS F1
Toshiba Tecra F1 or ESC

Info found at: http://www.computing.net/faq/content9x/bios.html

Once in the BIOS look for a "Boot" menu or boot settings that references the boot sequence. Most likely it will show that your computer boots to the floppy drive first. If not, make sure it does. After it's configured correctly restart your computer and continue the reformatting process.