T540p can't get into the BIOS

Has anybody found the solution? I get the splash screen inviting me to press enter but when I do that it just continues to boot into Windows 8.1. I see on here that there are many references to several TP models having this problem but I haven't found a solution for my 540p. I have checked the BIOS updater which says I have the latest. I have tried various combinations of key presses as an alternative to pressing Enter but nothing has worked so far. Any help gratefully received.

Try this instructable?
http://blog.lenovo.com/en/blog/how-to-enter-the-bios-setup-utility-or-boot-menu-with-windows-8-1/

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