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Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?

From Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com>
Newsgroups alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.comp.microsoft.windows, alt.comp.hardware
Subject Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?
Date 2020-12-13 16:25 -0700
Message-ID <i3nm7uFe0pfU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
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On 12/13/2020 1:43 PM, Paul wrote:
> MajorLanGod wrote:
>> "JT" <JT@spam-me-not.invalid> wrote in
>> news:rr3too$1pju$1@gioia.aioe.org: 
>> 
>>> Arlen Holder wrote:
>>>
>>>> Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?
>>>> o <https://i.postimg.cc/GpkgdmxT/cmos01.jpg> Won't go into BIOS
>>>>
>>>> How did you resolve that issue?
>>>>
>>>> 1. The Windows machine boots to POST & then Windows 10 just fine.
>>>> 2. Once booted to Windows, the USB keyboard & mouse work just fine.
>>>> 3. But I can't get the PC to respect the BIOS F10 key press.
>>>>
>>>> These are the key presses I know used to work:
>>>> o BIOS Menu ===> F10
>>>> o BOOT Menu ===> Escape
>>>> o DIAG Menu ===> F9
>>>>
>>>> And yes, I'm pressing them (all the time) specifically at POST
>>>> o When it says to press "F10" to get into the BIOS.
>>>>
>>>> It's like the keyboard isn't even there...
>>>> o The BIOS battery is only a few months old. 
>>>>
>>>> The reason I want to access the BIOS is I need to change the
>>>> HyperVisor settings for my AMD-based Foxconn motherboard for an
>>>> Android emulator: o Tutorial Installing Android Studio 4.1.1 on
>>>> Windows 10 (AMD CPU) 
>>>> <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/g3ymz5CPsIk> 
>>>>
>>>> o Win+R > msinfo32
>>>>   Windows version: Windows 10, 10.0, version 2004, build: 19041
>>>>   Hardware: NY549AA-ABA p6230y, HP-Pavilion, FOXCONN, ALOE
>>>>   CPU: Authentic AMD AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 810 
>>>>   BIOS Version/Date: American Megatrends Inc. 5.02, 8/31/2009
>>>>   SMBIOS Version     2.6
>>>>   Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions     Yes
>>>>   Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions     Yes
>>>>   Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware     No
>>>>   Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection     Yes
>>>>
>>>> Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?
>>>> o <https://i.postimg.cc/GpkgdmxT/cmos01.jpg> Won't go into BIOS
>>>>
>>>> How did you resolve that issue?
>>> Arlen,
>>>
>>> Does this PC's motherboard have PS/2 inputs for keyboard and mouse?
>>> (usually green and purple) 
>>>
>>> I've had older systems that the USB keyboard and mouse were not
>>> useable until Windows loaded. 
>>>
>>> Using a PS/2 style keyboard solved the issue.
>>>
>>> Just a thought...
>>>
>>> JT
>>>
>>>
>> I have a similar problem on my Ascer Aspire 5 laptop. The manual says 
>> press F2 when booting to get to the BIOS, but I have'nt been able to get 
>> that the work. My workaround? Windows 10 actually has an option to boot 
>> to UEFI Bios in the Recovery-Advanced Startup pages. One of the options 
>> under Advanced Startup is to boot to UEFI. Just make sure everything you 
>> have going is ended and/or closed before going there.
>> 
>> I found out when trying to get the system to leave my keyboard lights on 
>> all the time. Acer turns them off after 10 seconds of inactivity - they 
>> had to do that to get their Energy Plus rating. Due to the number of 
>> complaints, they just upgraded the Bios to give the option to keep them 
>> on all the time WHEN RUNNING ON PLUGGED IN. They will still turn off when 
>> running on battery, and it can't be changed.
> 
> You have an Insyde brand BIOS, and the time constant on pressing
> F2 is one second :-) It takes ninja-like reflexes to get into the BIOS.
> As a game, it's more fun than Windows Solitaire.


You perhaps know it, but for anyone here who doesn't, Windows Solitaire 
wasn't really meant to be a game. It was meant to be training for use of 
the mouse.

-- 
Ken

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Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-12-13 01:47 +0000
  Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? "JT" <JT@spam-me-not.invalid> - 2020-12-13 02:20 +0000
    Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-12-13 03:07 +0000
      Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? "JT" <JT@spam-me-not.invalid> - 2020-12-13 03:37 +0000
        Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-12-13 04:58 +0000
    Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? MajorLanGod <lonelydad58@gmail.com> - 2020-12-13 19:21 +0000
      Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-12-13 15:43 -0500
        Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? Ken Blake <ken@invalidemail.com> - 2020-12-13 16:25 -0700
  Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2020-12-12 21:55 -0500
    Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-12-13 04:58 +0000
  Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2020-12-13 03:17 +0100
    Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2020-12-13 07:13 -0500
      Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-12-15 12:48 +0000
        Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-12-15 13:20 +0000
  Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? Alan Baker <notonyourlife@no.no.no.no> - 2020-12-13 11:38 -0800
  Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-12-13 14:27 -0600
    Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com> - 2020-12-14 10:28 -0800
      Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-12-15 11:41 -0600
        Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-12-15 17:51 +0000
  Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? John McGaw <Nobody@Nowh.ere> - 2020-12-26 09:58 -0500
    Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? knuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> - 2020-12-26 11:01 -0500
    Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode? Mark Lloyd <not@mail.invalid> - 2020-12-27 17:25 -0600
      Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?  Arlen   Holder <arlen_holder@newmachines.com> - 2020-12-28 05:13 +0000

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