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[TRFG]

I don't know how to boot into BIOS to check


It's a Windows 10 machine and the only time I can get into the boot screen is after I have a power shortage and it restarts there. But I never can figure out how to manually boot into there

f12

 

[Ciggavelli]

I can't see one of my drives on my PC, if I can't see it on the My PC viewer or the Disk Management screen... or even on the command prompt, will a specific data recovery software allow me to see the files on the drive and recovery them?

Or do I have to take this in to have someone physically repair or look at?

f12

or F2 or delete

 

[daze23]

I don't know how to boot into BIOS to check


It's a Windows 10 machine and the only time I can get into the boot screen is after I have a power shortage and it restarts there. But I never can figure out how to manually boot into there

when you boot it up it should tell you what to press to get into the bios. on mine (MSI mobo) it's 'delete'

sometimes that first splash screen is quick though

 

[GoldenGlove]

or F2 or delete

when you boot it up it should tell you what to press to get into the bios. on mine (MSI mobo) it's 'delete'

sometimes that first splash screen is quick though

Mine says press DEL, but the shyt doesn't work... ever

 

[Ciggavelli]

Mine says press DEL, but the shyt doesn't work... ever

You have to hit it like a thousand times in a row on some setups. Just start up your pc and immediately hit del (or F2, F12) over and over again really quickly. It's surprisingly hard to get into your bios at times. If repeatedly hitting the key doesn't work, try pressing and holding it in.

 

[daze23]

You have to hit it like a thousand times in a row on some setups. Just start up your pc and immediately hit del (or F2, F12) over and over again really quickly. It's surprisingly hard to get into your bios at times. If repeatedly hitting the key doesn't work, try pressing and holding it in.

I always space out for that split second, and miss it

"ok I need to get into the bios"

*reboot*

*think about something else*

*Windows startup screen*

 

[Killigraphy]

Why you want a Ryzen 7? Get a 8700k

Its beating intel on price alone, plus multi threading is a joke. If you're going to play games, either work, the Ryzen is just cheaper.

 

[Red]

Gonna build a gaming PC over Christmas

i5 8400
MSI 2370 mobo
8gb ddr4 (3000) ram
GTX 1060 3gb

Thoughts?

 

[Theolodius_Black]

Gonna build a gaming PC over Christmas

i5 8400
MSI 2370 mobo
8gb ddr4 (3000) ram
GTX 1060 3gb

Thoughts?

Why the 3gb over the 6gb on the 1060? Just curious

 

[spliz]

Gonna build a gaming PC over Christmas

i5 8400
MSI 2370 mobo
8gb ddr4 (3000) ram
GTX 1060 3gb

Thoughts?

Make that a 6gb 1060. also. Try to add 8 more gigs of Ram to that build.

 

[Red]

Why the 3gb over the 6gb on the 1060? Just curious

$$$ basically...

 

[GoldenGlove]

You have to hit it like a thousand times in a row on some setups. Just start up your pc and immediately hit del (or F2, F12) over and over again really quickly. It's surprisingly hard to get into your bios at times. If repeatedly hitting the key doesn't work, try pressing and holding it in.

Did that a few times with no luck, I'm looking into data recovery services now and I removed the drive from my system. After researching, I don't think I can recover what's on the drive with software anyway. Some components need to be swapped out

 

[Theolodius_Black]

$$$ basically...

It's like a $40 difference. If you set on a 1060 for your budget, try to find an extra $40 and get the extra 3gb. It's beyond worth it

 

[MMA]

if I don't hear anything from anybody, I'll go to ebay and craigslist

reddit hardware swap will get you your best price

craigslist has been trash since other options opened up

 

[polo]

My brehs.. I bought this PC and I want to add 8 more gigs of RAM. I just don't know which kind and how much I can add. Can any one help me please?

HP Pavilion Power 580-023w Gaming Tower, Intel Core i5-7400, NVIDIA GTX 1060 3GB Graphics, 8 GB Memory, 1TB Hard Drive, Windows 10 - Walmart.com

Had my eye on this , have you tried running any games?