在VMware里面如何进入BIOS是个头疼的问题，因为启动界面一闪而过（下面两个图如果不设置bios.bootDelay，基本上很难抓到），即使你狂按F2或ESC键（ESC: 调整启动顺序;F2: 进入BIOS Setup) ，绝大部分都无法进入BIOS。因为VMware启动界面显示时间太短、系统无法识别按键而直接开启了系统。

研究了一下，发现VMware的配置文件.vmx可以控制这个过程, 网上提示有两种参数可以设置来解决这个问题：

    1. 加入一行：bios.forceSetupOnce = “TRUE” ；开机就自动进入BIOS!

       不过VMware启动后，会将该参数由TRUE变为FALSE，如果您还要继续使用BIOS，就再手动改成TRUE即可；

    2. 延长启动画面时间：bios.bootDelay = “10000”；10000为10秒。

特意在Vmware上测试了一下，如下所示，找到服务器GETTESTLX的Vmware的配置文件，具体内容如下所示，在配置文件末尾配置上面两个参数都能顺利进入BIOS。

.encoding = "UTF-8"

config.version = "8"

virtualHW.version = "8"

nvram = "GETTESTLX.nvram"

pciBridge0.present = "TRUE"

svga.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge4.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge4.functions = "8"

pciBridge5.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge5.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge5.functions = "8"

pciBridge6.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge6.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge6.functions = "8"

pciBridge7.present = "TRUE"

pciBridge7.virtualDev = "pcieRootPort"

pciBridge7.functions = "8"

vmci0.present = "TRUE"

hpet0.present = "TRUE"

displayName = "GETTESTLX"

extendedConfigFile = "GETTESTLX.vmxf"

virtualHW.productCompatibility = "hosted"

memSize = "1024"

scsi0.virtualDev = "lsilogic"

scsi0.present = "TRUE"

ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"

ide1:0.fileName = "/vmfs/volumes/4f38d1b9-9720c09c-38a5-782bcb6ee1e6/ISO/OracleLinux-R5-U7-Server-x86_64-dvd.iso"

ide1:0.present = "TRUE"

floppy0.startConnected = "FALSE"

floppy0.clientDevice = "TRUE"

floppy0.fileName = "vmware-null-remote-floppy"

ethernet0.virtualDev = "e1000"

ethernet0.networkName = "IP27"

ethernet0.addressType = "vpx"

ethernet0.generatedAddress = "00:50:56:b3:c0:f7"

ethernet0.present = "TRUE"

scsi0:0.deviceType = "scsi-hardDisk"

scsi0:0.fileName = "GETTESTLX.vmdk"

scsi0:0.present = "TRUE"

guestOS = "rhel5-64"

toolScripts.afterPowerOn = "TRUE"

toolScripts.afterResume = "TRUE"

toolScripts.beforeSuspend = "TRUE"

toolScripts.beforePowerOff = "TRUE"

uuid.bios = "42 33 d1 9c 71 9c 24 d8-82 e0 84 22 ae f7 e5 9a"

vc.uuid = "50 33 09 82 fa 29 14 fc-e0 4c 34 78 f6 56 a7 a2"

sched.scsi0:0.throughputCap = "off"

sched.swap.derivedName = "/vmfs/volumes/54e2da83-530edd90-a073-842b2b58e01d/GETTESTLX/GETTESTLX-a452f717.vswp"

uuid.location = "56 4d f0 82 ff e1 99 25-75 92 bc 2c 02 0a 59 af"

replay.supported = "FALSE"

replay.filename = ""

scsi0:0.redo = ""

pciBridge0.pciSlotNumber = "17"

pciBridge4.pciSlotNumber = "21"

pciBridge5.pciSlotNumber = "22"

pciBridge6.pciSlotNumber = "23"

pciBridge7.pciSlotNumber = "24"

scsi0.pciSlotNumber = "16"

ethernet0.pciSlotNumber = "32"

vmci0.pciSlotNumber = "33"

vmci0.id = "-1359485542"

hostCPUID.0 = "0000000b756e65476c65746e49656e69"

hostCPUID.1 = "000206c220200800029ee3ffbfebfbff"

hostCPUID.80000001 = "0000000000000000000000012c100800"

guestCPUID.0 = "0000000b756e65476c65746e49656e69"

guestCPUID.1 = "000206c200010800829822030fabfbff"

guestCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000128100800"

userCPUID.0 = "0000000b756e65476c65746e49656e69"

userCPUID.1 = "000206c220200800029822030fabfbff"

userCPUID.80000001 = "00000000000000000000000128100800"

evcCompatibilityMode = "FALSE"

vmotion.checkpointFBSize = "4194304"

cleanShutdown = "TRUE"

softPowerOff = "FALSE"

sched.scsi0:0.shares = "normal"

ide1:0.allowGuestConnectionControl = "TRUE"

tools.remindInstall = "TRUE"

参考资料：

http://www.xiazaiba.com/jiaocheng/881.html