How do I change XP BIOS settings?

hi,

i need to know how to change my xp bios settings to boot from a floppy disk...

also how do i take out my hard drive?How do I change XP BIOS settings?
bios settings not depend on the operatin system. ok for changing your boot device piroty power on your computer and then press F2 or F8 or del what ever is worked then you can see your bios settings. now go for boot device or some thing like that catagory because many mother boards are diffrent bios settings lookup window so i am not conform what catagory is in your system but if you able to find boot device piroty section you have seen three section for boot device on first boot device select floppy on second boot device select cd rom and at the last select your hard drive at the last boot device. Press F10 for save your settings when ask for save and exit conformation select Y or press ok. Your system is reboot enter the bootable floppy drive your system is boot with floopy drive.

note: bios setings are imp for run your system correctly so be carefull with bios settings if you not conform what you are doing then you dont change settings.How do I change XP BIOS settings?
boot up and press ESC a lot....then pick the part u want to boot up in
Depends on your motherboard but usually you hit f10 or f8 when your computer is booting up.
Depending on the system BIOS...press either F2, Delete, or ESC to enter the BIOS. Then on the BOOT menu adjust your boot settings.
Most computers that I have checked the bios on, if they have a floppy drive, it is by default to try to boot from it first. So I would try to just put the boot floppy in the drive and see if it will boot. If this doesn't work or you have already tried this, when you first turn your computer on, I believe at the bottom of the screen it says press delete to enter setup. Press delete. It will take you to the system set up. I think the option you want is under advanced bios set up but I may be mistaken. One of the screens will have the option for setting the boot order. Primary, second third and so forth if you have more drives. You can select the floppy as the primary and the hard drive as the secondary. Even if you don't want to always boot from the floppy, you can leave it setup like this. All you have to do to prevent it from booting from the floppy is take the floppy disk out of the drive.



As far as the hard drive goes, each computer is different. It depends on desktop or laptop and manufacturer. I have a dell and the is a tab on my tower that when I press it, it will open up and I can access everything. All the exchangeable components are quick disconnect style. The hard drive will have a wide ribbon cable connecting it to the main board next to the floppy ribbon cable( if it is a desktop). the hard drive will also have a separate power cable. Good luck.