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On 05/05/16 08:01, barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Today I am using the computer and the problem has just gone away. For > some reason all is well. > > I will look carefully at what you have said above. To be honest I was > considering going to Mint Rosa Xfce version which has had some very good > reviews. Unfortunately I can't get to either the BIOS or the login > choices screen when I start. I am not sure which keys to use for a > start. The people who built it for me tell me that the F11 key is the > one to use, but it does not do anything. Is there any way to check which > key is the right one? > > I will have another word with the company concerned to see what is going > on. I do want to be able to get at both the above and the BIOS screen. Strangely, between yesterday and today Asrock released another UEFI upgrade for your board, version 3.20: http://www.asrock.com/MB/Intel/Z170%20Extreme4/index.asp?cat=Download&os=BIOS According to the manual* for your board, F2 or DEL during POST will access the UEFI setup screen, which is the modern equivalent of the BIOS you're used to. You may well need to change some options in there for things to work as you expect: Disable Secure Boot Tweak CSM settings Enable boot from USB Disable Fast Boot Disable Boot Logo Don't forget that upgrading the UEFI - which you really should do - will reset everything to defaults, so you probably want to upgrade first before setting up everything nicely. Different manufacturers choose different hotkeys for BIOS/boot menus annoyingly but your best bet is F8 - failing that, once you've disabled fast boot and the boot splash logo the system will actually show you during bootup for a second or two which keys to mash for UEFI or boot menu. Seems counter-intuitive I know, but one almost gets the impression these days that tinkering beneath the covers is being made increasingly difficult for those that want to... That should just about cover you I think - whilst the system is brand new and fresh, I'd definitely experiment with throwing a few different distros on there for testing: I mean, why not? Good old fashioned Debian is very nice these days and there's always a quick trip outside Linux if you're really feeling brave: GhostBSD has matured nicely and now has ZFS installs, mate/xfce desktop environments and a nice polish if you fancy trying something different without having to fight arcane BSD style text installers. Just type "passwd" in a shell to change your password - enter the old one once, and your new one twice and that's it. You *definitely* want to change it as you didn't do the original install. Cheers - you should be able to start having fun with the new PC now! * ftp://europe.asrock.com/Manual/Z170%20Extreme4.pdf -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq