I asked the wrong thing!!! - Re: Which KEY to press to get to BIOS menu??

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It is an ASUS A8S-X motherboard, but what I "meant" to ask was what
KEY do I press to boot into safe-mode for xp?

I have tried F5-F8 and it just gives me an option to book to either a
hard drive or optical drive, no safe mode option?

Help

Again, sorry for asking the wrong thing and being an ass about it :-(
 
In news:cmir03hlgt5baera9hb2gmmrpdtnm1fu55@bbb.org Bob Brown said:
It is an ASUS A8S-X motherboard, but what I "meant" to ask was what
KEY do I press to boot into safe-mode for xp?

I have tried F5-F8 and it just gives me an option to book to either a
hard drive or optical drive, no safe mode option?
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Well, it's supposed to be F8:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...ll/proddocs/en-us/boot_failsafe.mspx?mfr=true

or

http://preview.tinyurl.com/me78p

To start the computer in safe mode

1.You should print these instructions before continuing. They will not
be available after you shut your computer down in step 2.

2.Click Start and then click Shut Down.

3.In the drop-down list of the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click
Restart, and then click OK.

4.As your computer restarts but before Windows launches, press F8.
On a computer that is configured for booting to multiple operating
systems, you can press F8 when the boot menu appears.

5.Use the arrow keys to highlight the appropriate safe mode option, and
then press ENTER.

6.If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the
installation that you need to access using the arrow keys, and then
press ENTER.

Note: If Windows launches before you can choose a safe mode, restart
your computer and try again.
 
Bob Brown said:
It is an ASUS A8S-X motherboard, but what I "meant" to ask was
what KEY do I press to boot into safe-mode for xp?

I have tried F5-F8 and it just gives me an option to book to
either a hard drive or optical drive, no safe mode option?
Click to expand...

The problem is that apparently ASUS isn't smart enough to know
you have to use F8 in order to enter Windows XP boot menu.

You have to select the drive, press enter, and immediately press F8
again in order to get past their stupid choice for a drive-select
hot key. Timing that second F8 can be tricky.

Good luck.
 
In John Doe
The problem is that apparently ASUS isn't smart enough to know
you have to use F8 in order to enter Windows XP boot menu.
Click to expand...

Maybe the MB was designed for Linux :-)
 
Bob Brown said:
It is an ASUS A8S-X motherboard, but what I "meant" to ask was what
KEY do I press to boot into safe-mode for xp?

I have tried F5-F8 and it just gives me an option to book to either a
hard drive or optical drive, no safe mode option?
Click to expand...


F8 to boot menu F8 again after you choose the HD
 
Bert Hyman said:
In John Doe


Maybe the MB was designed for Linux :-)
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But that's the way it is on my non-server mainboard too.
It's just a dumb choice for a drive-select menu.
 
The problem is that apparently ASUS isn't smart enough to know
you have to use F8 in order to enter Windows XP boot menu.

You have to select the drive, press enter, and immediately press F8
again in order to get past their stupid choice for a drive-select
hot key. Timing that second F8 can be tricky.

Good luck.
Click to expand...

Thanks, I knew it wasn't me...well it's me but I didn't program that
freakin bios/post
 
JAD said the following on 3/30/2007 10:04 PM:
F8 to boot menu F8 again after you choose the HD
Click to expand...
From the Start Menu in Windows XP click RUN then type MSCONFIG in the
text window. When MSCONFIG starts up select Safe Boot from the Boot
Tab. Then restart the computer.

Don
 
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