Accessing BIOS on S55-A5169

How do I access BIOS on my S55-A5169? Its not letting me to boot from a bootable CD or USB and I need to change the boot sequence.
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Shutdown your computer while HOLDING DOWN the Shift key.  On startup, HOLD DOWN F2 or F12 while hitting the Power key until you see what you're looking for.
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