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lastlib

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3. Getting into BIOS varies from model to model......

Reply to MrYikes (Reply #2)

Tue May 21, 2013, 10:52 AM

May 2013

As soon as you boot it, it will tell you which key to press, usually F1, F2, or F10...you have to press that key as soon as you see it, or it'll fly on by...best to check it out with a restart before you do your upgrade.

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upgrading memory [View all] MrYikes May 2013 OP

RTFM-- lastlib May 2013 #1

WOW you are fast!!!! MrYikes May 2013 #2

Getting into BIOS varies from model to model...... lastlib May 2013 #3

Yes you must do these steps precisely! whistler162 May 2013 #4

Touch the case Mnpaul May 2013 #5

10 years old and you bought memory for it? DainBramaged May 2013 #6

I am a liberal, I wouldn't have the heart to put Vista on anything. MrYikes May 2013 #7

I run Win7 Go Vols May 2013 #8

I have an HP desktop purchased in 2005.. truth2power Jun 2013 #9