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?
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