Bios

I installed Vista on an older computer and the BIO's stopped working,
not literally like everytime the computer reboots it automatically loads
vista, but I need it to boot from a CD. When the computer starts it says
F2 for Bios configuration, I press F2 and eventully tried to spam it
after a couple of attempts. Nothing I tried all the F keys and delete.
Nothing, Vista loads fine but I need it to boot form a CD for a project
Im working on. Any setting in vista that might be able to accomplish it?


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mattc908

That is not a Windows Vista issue, it is a BIOS issue since the
operating system is not running at that time.

Try another keyboard.
If the keyboard is USB, try a PS2 keyboard.

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"mattc908" <mattc908.2znj30@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> I installed Vista on an older computer and the BIO's stopped
> working,
> not literally like everytime the computer reboots it automatically
> loads
> vista, but I need it to boot from a CD. When the computer starts it
> says
> F2 for Bios configuration, I press F2 and eventully tried to spam it
> after a couple of attempts. Nothing I tried all the F keys and
> delete.
> Nothing, Vista loads fine but I need it to boot form a CD for a
> project
> Im working on. Any setting in vista that might be able to accomplish
> it?
>
>
> --
> mattc908

"mattc908" <mattc908.2znj30@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> I installed Vista on an older computer and the BIO's stopped working,
> not literally like everytime the computer reboots it automatically loads
> vista, but I need it to boot from a CD. When the computer starts it says
> F2 for Bios configuration, I press F2 and eventully tried to spam it
> after a couple of attempts.

Try hitting F2 repeatedly from the moment you turn the system on
until either BIOS setup starts or Vista starts to load.

Tom Lake

At risk of making a silly suggestion, I've been caught out in the same way
by a little annoyance in the Microsoft range of keyboards.

The function keys don't work until you press 'F-lock'.

Could this be your problem?

SteveT

"Steve Thackery" <thack@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> At risk of making a silly suggestion, I've been caught out in the same way
> by a little annoyance in the Microsoft range of keyboards.
>
> The function keys don't work until you press 'F-lock'.
>
> Could this be your problem?

Oh yeah! I was caught by that when I got my first keyboard
with F-Lock on it. The newer MS keyboards retain the last state
of F-Lock even after power down so I never think about it anymore.

Tom Lake

Unfortanetly, its a laptop and all keyboards/the keyboard fused into it
doesn't work. Ill call the manufacture and see what they have to say.


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mattc908