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csziggy

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2. You should be able to get into the BIOS before Windows starts

Reply to matt819 (Original post)

Thu Oct 18, 2018, 12:11 AM

Oct 2018

The splash screen when the computer first starts generally tells you how to do it. Often you have to push an F key such as F8 or F10.

That said, flashing the BIOS is pretty drastic!

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Need geek help [View all] matt819 Oct 2018 OP

Interesting problem canetoad Oct 2018 #1

Thanks matt819 Oct 2018 #3

You should be able to get into the BIOS before Windows starts csziggy Oct 2018 #2

F8 matt819 Oct 2018 #4

Yeah - I flashed a BIOS once csziggy Oct 2018 #5