disable motherboard splash screen

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When my new motherboard boots up the vendor splash screen is displayed
and I can't see the POST information before it all scrolls away. I
have looked in the BIOS but can't find a way to disable it. The only
pertinent setting I see is "Quick Power On Self Boot" and it's not
that. Even ESC doesn't make it disappear. Has anyone else
experienced this and is there a way to disable the splash screen?

Biostar M7TDF
Award CMOS Setup
 
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 02:03:35 GMT, "badgolferman"

| When my new motherboard boots up the vendor splash screen is displayed
| and I can't see the POST information before it all scrolls away. I
| have looked in the BIOS but can't find a way to disable it. The only
| pertinent setting I see is "Quick Power On Self Boot" and it's not
| that. Even ESC doesn't make it disappear. Has anyone else
| experienced this and is there a way to disable the splash screen?
|
| Biostar M7TDF
| Award CMOS Setup

That appears to be possible only by updating your BIOS. I notice
there's an April 24, 2002, BIOS in two versions, with and without
splash screen.

http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdownloads.asp?model=m7tdf

There's not much info on this page, so you might want to try and find
a source for more before you tackle flashing the BIOS.

Larc



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Larc said:
On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 02:03:35 GMT, "badgolferman"

| When my new motherboard boots up the vendor splash screen is displayed
| and I can't see the POST information before it all scrolls away. I
| have looked in the BIOS but can't find a way to disable it. The only
| pertinent setting I see is "Quick Power On Self Boot" and it's not
| that. Even ESC doesn't make it disappear. Has anyone else
| experienced this and is there a way to disable the splash screen?
|
| Biostar M7TDF
| Award CMOS Setup

That appears to be possible only by updating your BIOS. I notice
there's an April 24, 2002, BIOS in two versions, with and without
splash screen.

http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdownloads.asp?model=m7tdf

There's not much info on this page, so you might want to try and find
a source for more before you tackle flashing the BIOS.

Larc



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Click to expand...

Additional to that suggestion, the OP mentions the Post Information
scrolling away - i.e. it is displayed momentarily. Boot procedures can
normally be paused simply by pressing the pause key on the keyboard -
perhaps this will allow the OP to read the POST details. It simply a matter
of hitting enter to continue the boot after the details have been read.

Paul
 
Look in the BIOS configuration for something like "Splash Screen" or "Screen
Logo"
It has nothing to do with the "Quick Power" option

Tal
 
Look in the BIOS configuration for something like "Splash Screen" or
"Screen Logo"
It has nothing to do with the "Quick Power" option
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I have, there is no such option.
 
badgolferman said:
I have, there is no such option.
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What about Larc's suggestion of a different BIOS - assuming that was
compatible with your OEM hardware and didn't void your warranty? Failing
that, what about pausing during the POST display as suggested (before the
information "scrolls away")? I know this isn't getting rid of the splash
screen but if there are no entries in the BIOS settings to disable the
splash screen, it may be your only option other than Larc's suggestion and
if all you need to do is see all the POST info, this should offer what you
want. If on the other-hand, you want to get rid of the splash screen because
you don't like the look of it and not because there's any impairment to
functionality, I suspect you wont get much assistance from the OEM and
flashing the BIOS to a non-oem provided version may void your warranty - ask
them and see.


Paul
 
Paul Murphy, 4/19/2005, 11:35:44 AM,
What about Larc's suggestion of a different BIOS - assuming that was
compatible with your OEM hardware and didn't void your warranty?
Failing that, what about pausing during the POST display as suggested
(before the information "scrolls away")? I know this isn't getting
rid of the splash screen but if there are no entries in the BIOS
settings to disable the splash screen, it may be your only option
other than Larc's suggestion and if all you need to do is see all the
POST info, this should offer what you want. If on the other-hand, you
want to get rid of the splash screen because you don't like the look
of it and not because there's any impairment to functionality, I
suspect you wont get much assistance from the OEM and flashing the
BIOS to a non-oem provided version may void your warranty - ask them
and see.


Paul
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Hitting Pause only pauses the boot-up time, the splash screen remains.
I downloaded the update BIOS flash file but didn't want to try it until
I see what my version happens to be. No use taking a chance if not
necessary. With the splash screen there how do I see version number?
Is there somewhere in the BIOS screen with this information?

The splash screen is a mere annoyance. It is not impairing anything
except for my vision. I like to see the POST information for my own
peace of mind.
 
badgolferman said:
Paul Murphy, 4/19/2005, 11:35:44 AM,


Hitting Pause only pauses the boot-up time, the splash screen remains.
I downloaded the update BIOS flash file but didn't want to try it until
I see what my version happens to be. No use taking a chance if not
necessary. With the splash screen there how do I see version number?
Is there somewhere in the BIOS screen with this information?

The splash screen is a mere annoyance. It is not impairing anything
except for my vision. I like to see the POST information for my own
peace of mind.
Click to expand...

I see. When you wrote earlier that " the vendor splash screen is displayed
and I can't see the POST information before it all scrolls away." I assumed
that meant that POST information was momentarily there as well as the
vendors screen but it quickly "scrolled away" during the post process i.e.
if it was interrupted by pausing it at the right time then it could be read.
I used to work as a computer tech and I'd not seen any machines where POST
info couldn't eventually be read one way or another (usually through config
options in the BIOS or in the case of a Toshiba laptop by booting off a
special downloadable boot floppy). As you've already ruled out a
configuration option, my suggestion is to contact the vendor about it. I'd
be interested to know what they have to say!

Paul
 
Paul Murphy, 4/19/2005, 2:47:33 PM,
I see. When you wrote earlier that " the vendor splash screen is
displayed and I can't see the POST information before it all scrolls
away."
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Yeah, what happens is the splash screen appears and as it goes away you
catch a glimpse of the POST information. Unfortunately even if I am
quick enough to hit Pause it has already scrolled past half of it and I
can only see some of the device information.
 
badgolferman said:
When my new motherboard boots up the vendor splash screen is displayed
and I can't see the POST information before it all scrolls away. I
have looked in the BIOS but can't find a way to disable it. The only
pertinent setting I see is "Quick Power On Self Boot" and it's not
that. Even ESC doesn't make it disappear. Has anyone else
experienced this and is there a way to disable the splash screen?

Biostar M7TDF
Award CMOS Setup
Click to expand...
seriously.

Didn't your new motherboard come with a manual or a cd? You should
have something that tells you how to set all BIOS settings. The option
to disable the splash screen on my motherboard is under the BOOT menu
in the BIOS. It's called silent boot. If silent boot is enabled then
the splash screen appears. If silent boot is disabled then the normal
post messages appear. There should also be a setting that tells the
computer how long to display the POST information before booting the
operating system.
 
(e-mail address removed), 4/20/2005, 2:06:00 AM,
seriously.

Didn't your new motherboard come with a manual or a cd? You should
have something that tells you how to set all BIOS settings. The
option to disable the splash screen on my motherboard is under the
BOOT menu in the BIOS. It's called silent boot. If silent boot is
enabled then the splash screen appears. If silent boot is disabled
then the normal post messages appear. There should also be a setting
that tells the computer how long to display the POST information
before booting the operating system.
Click to expand...

I have looked through the BIOS and the manual. There is no option to
disable the silent/quiet boot or splash screen. I know it is hard to
believe there is no setting. I am not a novice nor afraid to push
buttons. The manufacturer's website has an updated flash file that
adds Celeron support and disabling of the splash screen. It looks like
I may have to take that route. I'm just trying to find out what
version BIOS I have before I go flashing it and taking a chance.
 
On 19 Apr 2005 23:06:00 -0700, (e-mail address removed) wrote:

| Didn't your new motherboard come with a manual or a cd? You should
| have something that tells you how to set all BIOS settings. The option
| to disable the splash screen on my motherboard is under the BOOT menu
| in the BIOS. It's called silent boot. If silent boot is enabled then
| the splash screen appears. If silent boot is disabled then the normal
| post messages appear. There should also be a setting that tells the
| computer how long to display the POST information before booting the
| operating system.

I accessed that particular manual and checked it when this problem was
originally posted. There's absolutely no mention of the splash screen
in the BIOS setup. It strangely appeared that nothing could be done
about it until I saw two BIOS files for the OP's motherboard on
Biostar's site, one with the splash screen and one without it. The
only difference in names of the two .BIN files is a "B" suffix for the
one with splash and "F" for the one without it.

Requiring a BIOS flash to get rid of a splash screen is a rather
crappy approach to the problem, IMHO. I know it's possible to do
otherwise since I've had motherboards with splash screen control in
the BIOS setup.

http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdownloads.asp?model=m7tdf

Larc



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