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| Thread ID: 96109 | 2008-12-29 11:45:00 | Specifics of booting into Safe Mode | Kindel (6640) | Press F1 |
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| 733368 | 2008-12-29 11:45:00 | Hi. I'm wondering if someone could tell me what exactly governs the option of booting into safe mode: is it the BIOS/motherboard, or the OS? Because the standard 'press f8 during bootup' isn't working (I have an Albatron VIA KT600 ), but, stupidly, the exact method of bringing up that menu with the boot options ('Start Windows normally', 'Start Windows in Safe Mode' etc) isn't mentioned in the manual. All I know is that it definately isn't press/hold/tap f8. Any help would be great, as currently my only method is to use msconfig, from within Windows, to set which level of Windows will load on next startup, which is less than desirable. | Kindel (6640) | ||
| 733369 | 2008-12-29 17:51:00 | Its got nothing to do with the bios and motherboard, its an OS config. Is your keyboard USB or PS2? |
stormdragon (6013) | ||
| 733370 | 2008-12-29 19:09:00 | Some mobos also bring up the boot menu to boot from (like your hdd etc). If you hold down F8 If this is what youre talking about, press F5 after you reboot. It'll bring up the menu for safe mode |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 733371 | 2008-12-29 22:36:00 | It is F8. Keep tapping it as you power on - you can easily miss it - also the keyboard question is relevant - if you haven't enabled Legacy USB or such in the BIOS it might not recognise your keyboard if USB. | pctek (84) | ||
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