Boot Device Selection Menu

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When my PC fails to boot while still in BIOS (such as I intentionally press
the reset button), and then I re-boot, the ASUS BIOS pops up a selection menu
from which I can manually pick the device I wish to boot. This, appears,
to override or skip any settings I might have in the BIOS Boot Setup Menu.

It seems that BIOS believes there is a problem with my intented boot device
and is giving me a chance to select another device for this one boot.

Is there any key I can press during boot, that will force this selection menu
to pop up without a previously failed OS boot?
 
Walt said:
When my PC fails to boot while still in BIOS (such as I intentionally press
the reset button),
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Don't press the reset button. Just save your changes in the bios screen,
hit ok, and it will boot from the device you have chosen.
and then I re-boot, the ASUS BIOS pops up a selection
 
When my PC fails to boot while still in BIOS (such as I intentionally press
the reset button), and then I re-boot, the ASUS BIOS pops up a selection menu
from which I can manually pick the device I wish to boot. This, appears,
to override or skip any settings I might have in the BIOS Boot Setup Menu.

It seems that BIOS believes there is a problem with my intented boot device
and is giving me a chance to select another device for this one boot.

Is there any key I can press during boot, that will force this selection menu
to pop up without a previously failed OS boot?
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Depends on the mainboard. I know the P4P800 is F8, the P4PE is
ESC.
 
I know how to make PERMANENT changes in the BIOS setup. I am, instead,
looking on how to get the Boot Device Selection menu to come up, which
pertains to just THIS one boot, without having a previous boot failure.

However, thanks for taking the time to reply!
 
Isn't F8 for the Windows Boot Menu? I mean that menu that lets you
select a normal Windows boot, a Safe Mode Windows boot, etc.

I am looking for the key that triggers the BIOS menu.
 
Walt said:
Isn't F8 for the Windows Boot Menu? I mean that menu that lets you
select a normal Windows boot, a Safe Mode Windows boot, etc.

I am looking for the key that triggers the BIOS menu.
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F8 is for the boot menu on some boards too (it is on the A8N-SLI
Deluxe). If you turn off the Asus logo screen it should show you what to
press..
 
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