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news:6D3B207C-E9DF-4C1A-84ED-CA3F29EDE6E8@microsoft.com:
> I tried following the instructions and when i hit the break/pause key
> it takes me to the screen to either choose either Post or BIOS Setup.
> When i hit Del for BiOS setup it just goes right back to restarting my
> computer and it cycles through the same message saying it cannot
> finish the setup in safemode.
>
I've just visited the Cyberpower site and went to support and Drivers
downloads take you to links to other companies like Intel, Asus, Western
Digital, etc. so they seems to use well known parts for their machines
(which looks like fine machines too).
So the idea is to find out what is the brand and model of the motherboard
that was used in your system, download the manual from that board
manufacturer and find out what is the key to use to enter the BIOS.
When you hit the break/pause key, it stops the boot process at the point
where you hit the key, when you press any other key it resumes that process
from where it was stopped. So if your key to enter the BIOS is Delete and
you hit it while the boot process is paused, hitting Delete will merely
resumes the boot without entering the BIOS. IOW you cannot hit the BIOS key
while the boot process is paused.
So if you want to enter the BIOS, power on the computer and at the instant
something appears on the screen, tap the Delete key once every second until
you see a message like "Entering setup".
(or whatever key it is for the BIOS, could be an "F" key, my Acer laptop
uses F2).
F8 won't help because the F8 menu comes from Windows so the system is
already starting from the hard drive. Some Asus motherboard uses F8 to
choose the drive to boot from if you press it early enough in the process.
And if you use an USB keyboard, the key will be recognize only after the
BIOS has initialized the USB ports, that's why you should tap the key
(Delete?) a few times.
HTH
news:6D3B207C-E9DF-4C1A-84ED-CA3F29EDE6E8@microsoft.com:
> I tried following the instructions and when i hit the break/pause key
> it takes me to the screen to either choose either Post or BIOS Setup.
> When i hit Del for BiOS setup it just goes right back to restarting my
> computer and it cycles through the same message saying it cannot
> finish the setup in safemode.
>
I've just visited the Cyberpower site and went to support and Drivers
downloads take you to links to other companies like Intel, Asus, Western
Digital, etc. so they seems to use well known parts for their machines
(which looks like fine machines too).
So the idea is to find out what is the brand and model of the motherboard
that was used in your system, download the manual from that board
manufacturer and find out what is the key to use to enter the BIOS.
When you hit the break/pause key, it stops the boot process at the point
where you hit the key, when you press any other key it resumes that process
from where it was stopped. So if your key to enter the BIOS is Delete and
you hit it while the boot process is paused, hitting Delete will merely
resumes the boot without entering the BIOS. IOW you cannot hit the BIOS key
while the boot process is paused.
So if you want to enter the BIOS, power on the computer and at the instant
something appears on the screen, tap the Delete key once every second until
you see a message like "Entering setup".
(or whatever key it is for the BIOS, could be an "F" key, my Acer laptop
uses F2).
F8 won't help because the F8 menu comes from Windows so the system is
already starting from the hard drive. Some Asus motherboard uses F8 to
choose the drive to boot from if you press it early enough in the process.
And if you use an USB keyboard, the key will be recognize only after the
BIOS has initialized the USB ports, that's why you should tap the key
(Delete?) a few times.
HTH