How does one enter the bios.....60% keyboard

Carl81 · 31 Oct 2023 at 15:19

Bought pc parts and built my pc .
Switched it on and it's all good so far...
Windows states my 7800x3d is running at 4.3Ghz .
I'm rebooting the pc and pressing F2. DELETE and F10 but it just boots into windows.

I've also tried holding shift .

My keyboard is a razer huntsman mini 60% .

Any ideas or help is appreciate

alec · 31 Oct 2023 at 15:22

create a shortcut on desktop pointing to
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /fw /t 0

/r is restart
/fw is go to bios
/t 0 is for 0 second delay

your bios is probably in some quick boot setting that doesn't initialise all USB devices at boot

Tetras · 31 Oct 2023 at 15:24

Not with 10,000 men could you do this. It is folly.

When you get into Windows type "advanced startup" and then click restart now. Choose: troubleshoot, advanced and UEFI firmware settings.

Carl81 · 31 Oct 2023 at 17:42

alec said:
create a shortcut on desktop pointing to
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /fw /t 0

/r is restart
/fw is go to bios
/t 0 is for 0 second delay

your bios is probably in some quick boot setting that doesn't initialise all USB devices at boot

Thanks all sorted

JollyJamma · 1 Nov 2023 at 09:59

Carl81 said:
Bought pc parts and built my pc .
Switched it on and it's all good so far...
Windows states my 7800x3d is running at 4.3Ghz .
I'm rebooting the pc and pressing F2. DELETE and F10 but it just boots into windows.

I've also tried holding shift .

My keyboard is a razer huntsman mini 60% .

Any ideas or help is appreciate

without looking at the manual this is a guess but try holding down the function key (Fn) and the F key number that you need.

My 65% keyboard has no F key row and it’s pretty easy to get into the BIOS using the Fn key and the number key on the top row.

I still need to figure out the advanced features of my Nuphy Halo 65 but even just as a basic work keyboard, it’s fantastic.

Also, disable the BOOT logo in the BIOS - it’ll make it easier to see when your Pc is finish posting and you can press F10 (or whatever) to get into the BIOS.

Glanza · 1 Nov 2023 at 10:36

Another way to do it is, hold shift down and click on restart, you'll boot into the recovery screen and should have a option to go into UEFI. It'll reboot and go into bios.

rare · 1 Nov 2023 at 11:11

I always keep a really cheap full size keyboard to hand as you never know when they come in handy and you can buy one for barely anything.

agw_01 · 1 Nov 2023 at 11:31

alec said:
create a shortcut on desktop pointing to
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /fw /t 0

/r is restart
/fw is go to bios
/t 0 is for 0 second delay

your bios is probably in some quick boot setting that doesn't initialise all USB devices at boot

I was today years old when I found out there was an /fw parameter for shutdown

Quite handy that!

JollyJamma · 1 Nov 2023 at 12:07

agw_01 said:
I was today years old when I found out there was an /fw parameter for shutdown

Quite handy that!

Me too. Will use that function too.

freddie64 · 1 Nov 2023 at 18:03

On 60% keyboards is it not FN + Delete/Back button to enter bios?

It is on my Ducky Mini keyboard.

Carl81 · 2 Nov 2023 at 17:36

freddie64 said:
On 60% keyboards is it not FN + Delete/Back button to enter bios?

It is on my Ducky Mini keyboard.

Yes this worked . Thanks. Totally lost without all the extra buttons I'm used to

JollyJamma · 6 Nov 2023 at 15:34

Carl81 said:
Yes this worked . Thanks. Totally lost without all the extra buttons I'm used to

We use 60% and 65% keyboards not because it’s easy but because we thought it would be easy lol

Pooh · 7 Nov 2023 at 07:12

alec said:
create a shortcut on desktop pointing to
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /fw /t 0

/r is restart
/fw is go to bios
/t 0 is for 0 second delay

your bios is probably in some quick boot setting that doesn't initialise all USB devices at boot

Nice… excellent tip

Pooh · 7 Nov 2023 at 07:13

alec said:
create a shortcut on desktop pointing to
C:\Windows\System32\shutdown.exe /r /fw /t 0

/r is restart
/fw is go to bios
/t 0 is for 0 second delay

your bios is probably in some quick boot setting that doesn't initialise all USB devices at boot

Nice. Excellent tip