Can't access the BIOS in a Lenovo ThinkPad T430i

I have a ThinkPad T430i running Windows 10. I want to enable virtualization, so I need to access the BIOS to enable the feature.

When I reboot my laptop it asks me to press Enter to interrupt the booting and once I do it asks me to press F1 to enter the BIOS setup. However, when I press F1 it just shows me a blank screen.

I tried updating my BIOS to the latest version (from ) but it still does the same thing.

How do I get access to the BIOS or how do I enable virtualization without going into the BIOS?

2 Answers

Reboot the ThinkPad and try:

1. Press ThinkVantage button -> Press F1 -> Enter BIOS

or

2. Press F12 to run boot menu -> Press Tab to switch tab -> Select enter BIOS -> Hit Enter.

remove the hard drive, then when the unit boots up you'll get the boot menu, which will then allow you to tab to the App menu and enter into the Bios setup.

I updated my bios and then couldn't get the F keys or enter key to work to get into the bios. Once I did above, I found under Config -> Keyboard/Mouse the F1-F12 as Primary Function was disabled. I enabled that which then allowed me to press F1 again to get into the bios.