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On 02/04/17 18:56, Gordon Henderson via list wrote: > On Sun, 2 Apr 2017, Neil via list wrote: > >> Have had a go at using the cheap keyboard and at using different USB >> ports, but to no avail. I will wait till tomorrow when I hope to talk >> to the people who made it up for me. Perhaps they can get me sorted out. > > Can I just check one thing? > > When are you pushing the F2/F11/Del keys? > > Your first post in this thread seemed to suggest you might be waiting > until the login screen - if you're pushing them then, then this is not > the right time. > > So if you are waiting until the login screen, then try this: Turn it > off, count to 5 then turn it back on again, then immediately start > battering the F2 then Del keys alternatively. Don't wait for anything, > just start pushing them alternatively. I've seen some BIOSes that only > give you a second or less to push them, so be pro-active and get there > first. > > You're probably already doing this - just trying to be clear and make > sure you're doing the right thing. This is a very good point - if the POST has been manually set or defaults to the absolute minimum timeout of zero seconds you won't have a chance to react. You pretty much would need to be holding down the correct keys before you even turn on the PC because it will take longer for the LCD screen to warm up and turn on to display the prompts than it will for the UEFI/BIOS to race through initialization and begin the boot process. You can probably tell we're all a little bit confused as to why this didn't just take you a couple of tries! Especially as it did apparently work for you at least once... Cheers -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq