Cannot get into Bios Set up

Widkidone · Oct 21, 2005, 07:52 PM

Well this is interesting.... i am so brain dead on this one guys. If i cannot get in my bios set up, but yet when i plug the same tower into a differnet keyboard and monitor i can.

Then when i plug it back into the original monitor an keyboard i have cannot get into the bios and i get a black screen with a white cursor in the upper left corner. So what is the answer to this riddle. Yes i can get into my OS/harddrive. Specs are below.

Yousaif · Oct 21, 2005, 07:55 PM

Is your keybaord a USB keyboard? If it is and the other one is a PS2 keyboard it may have something to do with the support of USB devices at startup.

Widkidone · Oct 21, 2005, 07:59 PM

No my keyboard is not a USB its one of the keyboard that is plugs in the back with a color plug in

Vikingod · Oct 21, 2005, 08:14 PM

have you tried just changing the keyboard or the monitor (not both at the same time)to see if maybe only one of them are having a conflict.

**dj_stick** · Oct 22, 2005, 04:07 AM

make sure the "del" key actually works on that keyboard

or what ever key is used to access the bios

Tipstaff · Oct 22, 2005, 08:04 AM

Here's a tip: mash down ALL the keys on your keyboard as you start up your computer. This will cause a keyboard error that, in most cases, will kick the PC into the bios for "setup purposes".

Oct 21, 2005, 07:52 PM	#1
Widkidone DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 711 Rep Power: 0	Cannot get into Bios Set up Well this is interesting.... i am so brain dead on this one guys. If i cannot get in my bios set up, but yet when i plug the same tower into a differnet keyboard and monitor i can. Then when i plug it back into the original monitor an keyboard i have cannot get into the bios and i get a black screen with a white cursor in the upper left corner. So what is the answer to this riddle. Yes i can get into my OS/harddrive. Specs are below. __________________ Case- Cooler Master ATC-201B-BXT Aluminum Case Power Supply- Antec 480w TrueBlue480 ATX-12V MX518 Mouse CPU- AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ (2.4GHz) Socket-939 Motherboard-K8N Neo2 Platinum 2 GB DDR (2 pcs 1GB) PC-3200 (400) OCZ Dual Channel Platinum Hard Drive- WD 74GB 8MB 10000rpm S-ATA WD740GD Sound Card- Creative SB Audigy 2 Zs Platinum CDRW- LG GCE-8525BI 52X32X52 CD-RW OS- Microsoft Windows XP Pro Edition w/SP2 Video-Radeon X850XT AGP 256MB

Oct 21, 2005, 07:59 PM	Thread Starter #3
Widkidone DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 711 Rep Power: 0	No my keyboard is not a USB its one of the keyboard that is plugs in the back with a color plug in __________________ Case- Cooler Master ATC-201B-BXT Aluminum Case Power Supply- Antec 480w TrueBlue480 ATX-12V MX518 Mouse CPU- AMD Athlon 64 processor 4000+ (2.4GHz) Socket-939 Motherboard-K8N Neo2 Platinum 2 GB DDR (2 pcs 1GB) PC-3200 (400) OCZ Dual Channel Platinum Hard Drive- WD 74GB 8MB 10000rpm S-ATA WD740GD Sound Card- Creative SB Audigy 2 Zs Platinum CDRW- LG GCE-8525BI 52X32X52 CD-RW OS- Microsoft Windows XP Pro Edition w/SP2 Video-Radeon X850XT AGP 256MB

Oct 22, 2005, 08:04 AM	#6
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	Here's a tip: mash down ALL the keys on your keyboard as you start up your computer. This will cause a keyboard error that, in most cases, will kick the PC into the bios for "setup purposes". __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Oct 21, 2005, 08:14 PM	#4
Vikingod Int'l Fish Liaison Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: By the light of lamp I sit and type... Posts: 16,197 Rep Power: 112 System Specs	have you tried just changing the keyboard or the monitor (not both at the same time)to see if maybe only one of them are having a conflict.