How do I force VMware virtual machine to enter the BIOS setup

How do I force VMware virtual machine to enter the BIOS setup I am using VMware Fusion 2.0.6. I want to boot virtual machine from iso file. How do I get into bios and change boot options?
Asked by: Guest \| Views: 324

Total answers/comments: 1

Comments display order:

bert [Entry]

"To force the machine to enter the BIOS setup once (but continue booting normally on subsequent start-ups), add bios.forceSetupOnce = ""TRUE"" to VM's .vmx file.

Alternatively, quickly press F2 while booting. To make this easier, set bios.bootDelay = ""xxxx"" in the .vmx file, where xxxx is the number of milliseconds during which the VM will wait for the F2 signal.

See http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004129"