first i do own the laptop for it was given to me as a gift before the person left to go over seas but it is out of warranty… i contacted The manfacturer and other vendors and they want up to 400.00 just to reset it. all i am ask is that if anyone had this issue and solved then what had worked for them, i am not trying to comprise the site in any way…. i just need some input on what could get me into the bios, for this laptop has no hard drive