How to: Use a CORSAIR keyboard to enter BIOS mode

If you need to enter BIOS mode, you can use your CORSAIR keyboard to enter BIOS. How you enter BIOS mode will depend on whether the keyboard has a Windows lock key or not.

Where is the Windows lock key? 

If your CORSAIR keyboard has a Windows lock key, it will be located at the upper part of your keyboard and can be identified by its lock symbol. See the image of the K70 keyboard below for an example of where to find the Windows lock key.

General ways to enter BIOS mode

For most keyboards, you can follow the steps below to enter BIOS mode. There are some keyboards which will have a specific way to enter BIOS mode, which we will detail in the following section.

If your keyboard has a Windows lock key:

1. Hold down the Windows lock key and the F1 key at the same time.
2. Wait 5 seconds.
3. Release the Windows lock key and the F1 key.

If your keyboard does not have a Windows lock key:

1. Unplug your keyboard.
2. Hold down the S key and the B key at the same time.
3. Plug in your keyboard while still holding the S and B keys.
4. Release the S and B keys.

Keyboards with specific ways to enter BIOS mode

If the above steps do not help you enter BIOS mode, you may have a keyboard that requires a different set of steps to enter BIOS mode. Check this section to see if you have such a keyboard.

If you have a K100 or a K95 Platinum that has been updated to the latest firmware:

1. Make sure your keyboard is currently unplugged.
2. Hold down the B and S keys on your keyboard.
3. Plug in the keyboard while holding down the B and S keys.

If you have a K70 TKL:

1. Make sure your keyboard is currently unplugged.
2. Hold down the ESC key on your keyboard.
3. Plug in the keyboard while holding down the ESC key.

How to exit BIOS mode

To exit BIOS mode, hold down the same keys you held down to enter BIOS mode for three seconds.

• For keyboards with a Windows lock key, hold down the Windows lock key and F1 key for three seconds.
• For keyboards without a Windows lock key, hold down the S key and B key for three seconds.