Re: Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?

On 2020-12-12 5:47 p.m., Arlen Holder wrote:
> Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?
> o <https://i.postimg.cc/GpkgdmxT/cmos01.jpg> Won't go into BIOS
> 
> How did you resolve that issue?
> 
> 1. The Windows machine boots to POST & then Windows 10 just fine.
> 2. Once booted to Windows, the USB keyboard & mouse work just fine.
> 3. But I can't get the PC to respect the BIOS F10 key press.
> 
> These are the key presses I know used to work:
> o BIOS Menu ===> F10
> o BOOT Menu ===> Escape
> o DIAG Menu ===> F9
> 
> And yes, I'm pressing them (all the time) specifically at POST
> o When it says to press "F10" to get into the BIOS.
> 
> It's like the keyboard isn't even there...
> o The BIOS battery is only a few months old.
> 
> The reason I want to access the BIOS is I need to change the HyperVisor
> settings for my AMD-based Foxconn motherboard for an Android emulator:
> o Tutorial Installing Android Studio 4.1.1 on Windows 10 (AMD CPU)
> <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.mobile.android/c/g3ymz5CPsIk>
> 
> o Win+R > msinfo32
>    Windows version: Windows 10, 10.0, version 2004, build: 19041
>    Hardware: NY549AA-ABA p6230y, HP-Pavilion, FOXCONN, ALOE
>    CPU: Authentic AMD AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 810
>    BIOS Version/Date: American Megatrends Inc. 5.02, 8/31/2009
>    SMBIOS Version	2.6
>    Hyper-V - VM Monitor Mode Extensions	Yes
>    Hyper-V - Second Level Address Translation Extensions	Yes
>    Hyper-V - Virtualization Enabled in Firmware	No
>    Hyper-V - Data Execution Protection	Yes
> 
> Have you ever had a working PC that wouldn't go into the BIOS mode?
> o <https://i.postimg.cc/GpkgdmxT/cmos01.jpg> Won't go into BIOS
> 
> How did you resolve that issue?
> 

Use a non-USB keyboard.