Some use "F10" as soon as you here the BEEP.

At 03:56 PM 2/20/99 -0600, you wrote:
>> I have an old Dell 486, 50MHZ, model 450L that I can't get into the bios
>> on.  I have tried about every key combination I can think of--help anyone!
>...
>
>If it has a tiny reset switch on the front of the case, try pressing it
>to reset the machine and then holding it in for a few seconds after the
>POST starts.  Have you tried <CTRL><ALT><INS> ?  If all else fails, have
>you tried contacting Dell?  All of this assumes you don't have the
>user's manual.  HTH
>
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