Even stupider is, I just now plugged in a PS/2 keyboard in parallel with the USB one - and the USB one now started working ?!! Ah never mind, at least I can boot - but I'm really curious why would this happen. WTF?! If USB keyboard doesn't work - then how the hell did I boot the first time using the USB keyboard ?!!Ĭan anyone explain this? Is it possible the BIOS got corrupted or something (it is not the newest computer, this.)?ĮDIT: Note that the second time, I pressed on the USB keyboard, and BIOS registered it, went into boot menu, and then stopped registering. Then I plug in a PS/2 keyboard - works no problem, can boot.
So obviously, no booting to usb key this time.
Then I restart - I press F8, boot menu enters, but I can NO LONGER press the up and down keys (and indeed, ENTER). The first time, I press F8, go to boot menu, use up and down keys to select USB key - all good, the USB key gets booted. I have this machine with Phoenix Award bios - BIOS is on, however, boot priority is on. There are three sub-menus that enable a user to select from a listing of available hard drives or other removable devices.Ok, this is similar to USB keyboard does not work for Ubuntu boot menu, but not the same. This section is important for when you want to boot from a floppy diskette or CD-ROM. Re: Pi 1522 Cant boot from USB key on SCALEO. bubblegum Posts: 1011 Joined: Sun 14:39 Product(s): Scaleo T: Esprimo D9510 (work):Scaleo P Location: London. As seen below, users can define the boot sequence of the bootable devices. Type du BIOS Award Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Message du BIOS Award FUJITSU SIEMENS M2R-FVM 0802 Date du BIOS système 12/22/06 Date du BIOS vidéo 11/08/06. This section enables a user to configure how the computer and its peripherals should load during the boot process. The final section in this example of the Phoenix BIOS is the Boot menu. Because this section really has no more than disabling and enabling power management and the hardware with power management features, this illustration is not shown. The next section, or Power menu, enables a user to enable and disable the power management options on the computer.
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If a user sets a BIOS password and forgets that password, he or she must clear the CMOS or BIOS password. From here, you can set a User Password, which prompts for a password each time the computer boots or set a Setup Password to enter the BIOS setup. The Security menu enables you to set BIOS passwords on the computer. The Resource Configuration enables a user to reserve or make available any memory or IRQ resources. The Video Configuration allows you to set settings related to the video including the Palette Snooping, AGP aperture size, and the default adapter. The DMI Event Logging enables a user to view the DMI event log, clear the log and enable or disable this feature. The Diskette Options enables you to enable, disable, and change settings relating to the diskette drive connected to the computer. The IDE configuration allows a user to define or change any values relating to IDE devices connected to the computer (e.g., hard drive and CD-ROM drive).
The Peripheral Configuration section contains options for the computer's serial ports, parallel ports, and legacy USB ports. As shown, this menu is broken down into six additional sub-menus that enable you to change settings for each of the different categories. The Advanced menu, as shown below, allows you to change the system settings. To enter the BIOS Setup utility, press the F2 key while the system is performing the power-on self-test (POST) FIGURE E-1 ). To access BIOS configuration screens and to change the system’s parameters, complete the following steps: 1. In the below illustration of the Main menu portion of the BIOS, a user can see the computer specifications and change the time, date, and other system specific settings. Connect to the server using the Sun ILOM Remote Console. As you can see in the picture below, this BIOS is broken up into different menus. These pictures are meant to provide you with a general idea of what to look for in the Phoenix BIOS.īelow are example pictures of the Phoenix BIOS setup screens. The version of the Phoenix BIOS on your computer may be different, and therefore it could look different than shown in these pictures. The pictures included in this section are from one version of the Phoenix BIOS.