CMOS

[Phil2]

When I reboot my computer the Hit <DEL> if you want to run setup, does not appear anymore. How can I get this to work correctly again?

[mjc]

If you power down and do a cold boot does the enter setup reappear?

Some computers when you reboot (soft or warm boot), do not go through the entire post routine. The enter setup routine usually appears very early on in the boot process, so in order for it to show up the boot proces must start before the enter setup routine, if the reboot starts at some other point (like skipping the memory check) then it won't show up.

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[tjaymadison]

Welcome, Phil! http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

If you reboot using Ctrl-Alt-Del, you won't get the option screen
to enter BIOS setup, because your system is bypassing the POST.

You should get it if you do Start > Shut Down > Restart in Windows.



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[BigBlue66]

Hey,

The "Hit del...." option is usually in the BIOS setup. You can toggle it off and on. Have you made any changes to your BIOS recently?

The BIOS on my home computer is toggled to "Enabled" for the "Hit del...." message and I receive it even if I warm boot.

I think the option is under the Advanced CMOS Options in the BIOS setup. Check to make sure the message is enabled.

Cheers,

Big Blue 66


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