dell inspiron 8600 BIOS

niccy

Hi,
my comp has gone mad all sorts of bad stuff happening and i am ready to reformat and do a clean install except.....

First the monitor does not work i have been using another plugged into the back (i need a new inverter)
Second i cannot access BIOS:o

is this because of the second monitor

i have pressed delete,F8,f12 on start up and still cannot get to BIOS, pressing delete button on start up gives me a "bleep" but it then just boots up to a welcome screen.

Any help would save this computer from the hammer :cool:

NorfolkCanary

Took this from the Dell website:

Enter the System Setup on the Computer
1.Restart your computer.
2.At the first text on the screen or when the Dell™ logo appears, press <F2> every three seconds until the message Entering Setup
Some older Dell computers use an alternate key sequence instead of <F2> to enter system setup. These alternate key sequences include:

• <Ctrl> and the <Alt> and the <Enter> keys
• <Delete> key
• <Fn> and the <F1> key (Portable computers only)
• <Fn> and the <Esc> key (Portable computers only)

Afraid I can't help with the monitor part. Hope the above part helps though