Unable To Get Boot Menu
Z87X-UD4H-CF mobo, socket 1150 LGA.
The GigaByte splash screen still says F12 for boot menu, but it's not happening - keeps going right on to Windows. Tried Del and got BIOS, but the BIOS menus were different from the last time I was in there - as if I had somehow accidentally accepted some sort of GigaByte update. I'm guessing I have to do something in the new BIOS screen to get F12 to bring up a Boot Menu... but what? -- Pete Cresswell |
Unable To Get Boot Menu
Per (PeteCresswell):
I'm guessing I have to do something in the new BIOS screen to get F12 to bring up a Boot Menu... but what? Got it... or, at least, a workaround. New BIOS menu lists every storage device known to the system in it's Boot Sequence menu. It was just a matter of setting the USB drive/stick to be the first choice before the DVD drives and then the System Drive. I am guessing that: - I goofed by somehow allowing that new BIOS utility to be added - Giga goofed by leaving the PF12 for Boot Menu in the splash screen when no such option is available. (??) My money is on #1... I think #2 is a stretch...but still... -- Pete Cresswell |
Unable To Get Boot Menu
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
Per (PeteCresswell): I'm guessing I have to do something in the new BIOS screen to get F12 to bring up a Boot Menu... but what? Got it... or, at least, a workaround. New BIOS menu lists every storage device known to the system in it's Boot Sequence menu. It was just a matter of setting the USB drive/stick to be the first choice before the DVD drives and then the System Drive. I am guessing that: - I goofed by somehow allowing that new BIOS utility to be added - Giga goofed by leaving the PF12 for Boot Menu in the splash screen when no such option is available. (??) My money is on #1... I think #2 is a stretch...but still... If you're using Windows 8, a "shutdown" actually keeps things in "hibernate" state. And in "hibernate" state, the popup boot menu is disabled, and the system restores from hibernation instead. You need to do a "complete shutdown" from Windows 8, in order for the motherboard BIOS boot to behave in the legacy (expected) way. I do this on some of my systems. In a Command Prompt window, elevated with "Run As Administrator" I do powercfg -h off and then do a reboot. If you do that, you should be able to use F12 or whatever it says to use. That will also disable S4 hibernation. Later, you can do powercfg -h on to return to normal. And then you can run off and research "how to do a complete shutdown of Windows 8 or 10". Paul |
Unable To Get Boot Menu
Per Paul:
If you're using Windows 8, a "shutdown" actually keeps things in "hibernate" state. And in "hibernate" state, the popup boot menu is disabled, and the system restores from hibernation instead. You need to do a "complete shutdown" from Windows 8, in order for the motherboard BIOS boot to behave in the legacy (expected) way. I do this on some of my systems. In a Command Prompt window, elevated with "Run As Administrator" I do powercfg -h off This one was on Windows 7 - but it seemed like it was acting that way because it kept ignoring F 12 and going right to Windows' "Last shutdown was abnormal, what do you want to do?" menu. I thought something like the "complete shutdown" thing might be a player so I did try a few alternatives - including pulling the plug and explicitly clicking "Shutdown" Thanks for the powercfg syntax.... I will try that next time around. -- Pete Cresswell |
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