# How to access BIOS on HP Pavilion s7610? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [August 10, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-access-bios-on-hp-pavilion-s7610/665899 "2013-08-10T20:37:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-access-bios-on-hp-pavilion-s7610/665899/1 "2013-08-10T20:37:29Z")
I have been asked to fix a HP Pavilion [s7610.uk](http://s7610.uk). It needs XP MCE 2005 reinstalling. Unfortunately, when XP first loads it stops recognising the USB keyboard. There’s often a setting in the BIOS to fix this. The splash screen at the start says to press F1 (at this point the keyboard does work). This does not work. Which is the correct key? Paging **drachillix**. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-access-bios-on-hp-pavilion-s7610/665899/2 "2013-08-10T20:51:09Z")
_Del_ doesn’t work either. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-access-bios-on-hp-pavilion-s7610/665899/3 "2013-08-10T21:01:41Z")
Maybe f2? Otherwise look up its manual. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-access-bios-on-hp-pavilion-s7610/665899/4 "2013-08-11T03:42:12Z")
Don’t hold F1 down, tap it repeatedly. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-access-bios-on-hp-pavilion-s7610/665899/5 "2013-08-11T03:48:55Z")
F2 F11 and F10 have also been used for BIOS access on some HP motherboards. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-access-bios-on-hp-pavilion-s7610/665899/6 "2013-08-12T20:10:39Z")
Usually I just plug in a PS2 keyboard ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-access-bios-on-hp-pavilion-s7610/665899/7 "2013-08-12T20:16:29Z")
> [@drachillix](#): > > Usually I just plug in a PS2 keyboard This. The reason your keyboard doesn’t work may be because it’s a USB unit and the USB interface isn’t yet activated at that point in the BIOS POST. I keep a PS2 keyboard attached to my XP for just this reason. It sits behind the computer, but comes in handy sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-access-bios-on-hp-pavilion-s7610/665899/8 "2013-08-12T21:06:51Z")
a PS2 keyboard is good for when you want to enter BIOS. i have a PS2 keyboard connected to a dual boot computer so i can direct the boot loader away from the default. once USB is enabled then i log in with that.