bios access, f10 doesn't work

[rlsj]

HP Model 110-23W, 8GB RAM, 2-Core Intel, "Refurbished" (cheap)

Hoping to access BIOS to invoke power-on by timer.  At power up, when "HP" first appears onscreen, repeated presses of F10 have no affect other than keeping the screen dark longer before the admin welcome screen appears.  Does HP provide another way to access the BIOS?

--rlsj

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

On these new models you have to tap the ESC key to get a menu of options (one being to access the BIOS), where you used to tap the F10 key.

[rlsj]

Sorry.  ESC doesn't work either.  I've tried pressing it once and again ten times.  Still goes to "Admin welcome," then to the touch display.

I notice that this model HP desktop has no slot for additional cards.  Does that mean perhaps that HP also doesn't allow BIOS access to the user?

Thanks for your attention.

--rlsj

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You're very welcome.

There is also another way to access the BIOS when the ESC key doesn't work on W8 PC's.

Please read the info at the link below.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-access-the-bios-on-a-windows-8-computer/

I don't believe you can't get access to the BIOS due to the limited upgrading you can do to the PC.

[rlsj]

Thank you, Paul. That gave me what I needed to figure out accessing the BIOS after a bit of trial-and-error. It seems that Microsoft changes OS's so fast these days that help information can't keep up!

Whatever happened to the old ideal that the computer would itself be all the reference you needed to operate it?

--rlsj (I'd mark that answer "accepted" but don't see how to do it)

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

Yes, times they are a'changing!