Vista - Bios

I installed Vista on an older computer and the BIO's stopped working, not literally like everytime the computer reboots it automatically loads vista, but I need it to boot from a CD. When the computer starts it says F2 for Bios configuration, I press F2 and eventully tried to spam it after a couple of attempts. Nothing I tried all the F keys and delete. Nothing, Vista loads fine but I need it to boot form a CD for a project Im working on. Any setting in vista that might be able to accomplish it?

That is not a Windows Vista issue, it is a BIOS issue since the
operating system is not running at that time.

Try another keyboard.
If the keyboard is USB, try a PS2 keyboard.

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"mattc908" <mattc908.2znj30@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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"mattc908" <mattc908.2znj30@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
news:mattc908.2znj30@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net...Try hitting F2 repeatedly from the moment you turn the system on
until either BIOS setup starts or Vista starts to load.

Tom Lake

At risk of making a silly suggestion, I've been caught out in the same way
by a little annoyance in the Microsoft range of keyboards.

The function keys don't work until you press 'F-lock'.

Could this be your problem?

SteveT

"Steve Thackery" <thack@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Ot6Nc7SIIHA.1212@xxxxxxOh yeah! I was caught by that when I got my first keyboard
with F-Lock on it. The newer MS keyboards retain the last state
of F-Lock even after power down so I never think about it anymore.

Tom Lake

Unfortanetly, its a laptop and all keyboards/the keyboard fused into it doesn't work. Ill call the manufacture and see what they have to say.