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Re: Boot-time BIOS entry option disappeared

From "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom>
Newsgroups comp.sys.laptops
Subject Re: Boot-time BIOS entry option disappeared
Date 2012-01-09 04:58 -0600
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <jeeh8s$nsd$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References <jee6u7$783$1@dont-email.me>

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In news:jee6u7$783$1@dont-email.me,
cameo wrote:
> I've just noticed that the short white-on-black text reminding me what
> keys to press to enter the BIOS setup during boot no longer shows up.
> Instead, I just see the Win7 logo coming up after a few seconds of
> black screen. What could have caused this? It's a tx1000 series HP
> Pavilion notebook. Anybody else has experienced this, too?

Are you sure you pressed the right key fast enough? As once Windows has 
started to boot, the opportunity to enter the BIOS setup is gone. And if 
you are using an external keyboard, some BIOS won't see them while 
Windows still will.

-- 
Bill
Gateway M465e ('06 era) - OE-QuoteFix v1.19.2
Centrino Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz - 2GB - Windows XP SP3 

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Boot-time BIOS entry option disappeared cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid> - 2012-01-09 00:02 -0800
  Re: Boot-time BIOS entry option disappeared "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> - 2012-01-09 04:58 -0600
    Re: Boot-time BIOS entry option disappeared cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid> - 2012-01-09 10:54 -0800
    Solved: Boot-time BIOS entry option disappeared cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid> - 2012-01-09 15:38 -0800
  Re: Boot-time BIOS entry option disappeared Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2012-01-09 07:36 -0800
    Re: Boot-time BIOS entry option disappeared cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid> - 2012-01-09 10:52 -0800
      Re: Boot-time BIOS entry option disappeared Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2012-01-09 12:15 -0800
        Re: Boot-time BIOS entry option disappeared cameo <cameo@unreal.invalid> - 2012-01-09 15:01 -0800
          Re: Boot-time BIOS entry option disappeared Bob_Villa <pheeh.zero@gmail.com> - 2012-01-09 16:21 -0800

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