What's the trick to this?

[MRGOOCH]

Getting into the Bios setup at boot up. I know all I have to do is hit DELETE while booting but 7 out of 10 times it boots into windows.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Getting into the Bios setup at boot up. I know all I have to do is hit DELETE while booting but 8 out of 10 times it boots into windows.

Hold down the delete key.

 

[MRGOOCH]

For years I have understood that you need to continually hit the key until it goes into the Bios screen.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

For years i have understood that you need to continually hit the key until it goes into the Bios screen.

Holding it down.keeps you from having to tap. It's simply a matter of going into the bios enough times that you recognize the part of the boot that gives you access. Until then, hold it down.

 

[MRGOOCH]

Thanks

 

[MRGOOCH]

I have tried without success. I have also tried using the TAB key to bring me into the splash screen with function keys on it with out success.For some reason I rarely see this boot up screen [ maybe once a day ] even though it's a default to start. I did get into the Bios yesterday.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Are you using a Ps /2 keyboard or usb? Try using the pause /break key at the starting screen before hitting the del key. You may need to find a Ps /2 Kb to get in and enable legacy usb support.

 

[MRGOOCH]

I just read a post some where that said windows sometimes doesn't completely shut down and by holding the SHIFT key while shutting down will accomplish this. I tried it and I was able to get in on the first shot. Go figure.

 

[Steltek]

Look in the BIOS setup. On many machines, there is a setting there to increase the amount of time you have to press the BIOS entry key before the system boots the OS.

 

[MRGOOCH]

Look in the BIOS setup. On many machines, there is a setting there to increase the amount of time you have to press the BIOS entry key before the system boots the OS.

No nothing in there like that.

 

[Steltek]

What make/model of machine do you have?

 

[QueBert]

Getting into the BIOS can be tricky on some MB's, I just spam the DEL key when I press the power button and it usually works. Now F8 to get the windows boot menu up is a whole 'nother story.

 

[MRGOOCH]

What make/model of machine do you have?

It's in my signature.

 

[Steltek]

I'm actually surprised it doesn't have a BIOS option for this - my ASUS Z77 board does. I have noticed, though, that it was much harder with my machine (before I extended the time to enter the BIOS from the defaults) to get in to the BIOS following a warm reboot versus a total shutdown and restart via the power button. Maybe it is a UEFI thing.

One thing you might try is to set the option in the BIOS to display the Gigabyte logo at startup (I'm sure there has to be an option in there to do that as every recent Gigabyte mobo I've seen recently seems to, anyway) to see if it increases the amount of time you have available to press the DEL key before the OS starts. The downside is, if it does extend the time available, you are routinely going to have longer boot times.

Another thing to try is to plug your keyboard in to other USB ports to see if you can figure out which one is being initialized first by the BIOS.

 

[MRGOOCH]

The logo splash screen has always been st but I rarely see it,it appears when it feels like it and the is no time setting for it.

 

[yhelothar]

Do you have a wireless keyboard? When I had one, it often took longer to initialize the connection than for POST to complete.

 

[MRGOOCH]

Not wireless.