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| 1269973 | 2012-04-14 03:44:00 | Help!! In the March 2012 PCW, pages 56 and 57, there are suggestions on how to "Boot faster". I followed this advice on my Toshiba Satellite and the boot is faster. The computer now boots straight from the HDD without trying the DVD drive etc. first. Now I have a linux CD, a directly bootable OS, but can no longer enter the BIOS to alter the boot sequence! The computer boots straight to Windows 7 from power on. No option to press Del, F1, ESC or anything similar to enter the BIOS settings. I have tried switching on with these various keys depressed but all I get are the safe mode options. I have tried a system restore too but no luck. How can I get back into the bios and change the boot sequence again? Many thanks, Brendon | bba (16748) | ||
| 1269974 | 2012-04-14 04:02:00 | You should still be able to get into the BIOS (a system restore only affects hard disc content, not BIOS content). THe trick is to be hitting the correct key, and the timing of it. It can be anything from F1 to F12, with F1, F2, F8, Del being commonly used. Sometimes waiting for the screen to light up is too late. If the system beeps at power-on, then start tapping away on the button immediately after that beep. If you get as far as seeing the Safe Mode boot options then you've already missed your chance. If it's a laptop you'll need to check that there's not some Fn or shift type key to toggle the F1-F12 keys on and off. The page here www.techsupportforum.com suggests F2 will get you to a pre-bios boot menu. A final option would be to download a copy of the BIOS and install that in order to get back to the default settings. However, this does run the very small risk of leaving your motherboard useless if it fails. |
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| 1269975 | 2012-04-15 06:55:00 | SUCCESS! :) By getting in REALLY quickly and pressing F2 I got into the bios set-up. I had set the Boot Speed to fast. Resetting it to Normal has allowed me to boot from the optical drive again. Many thanks. | bba (16748) | ||
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