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This HP Elite 8200 SFF won't let me access its BIOS

theDSK
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Hey All, I bought this computer a while ago and I have tried pressing all the function keys, Esc and everything else to access the BIOS but it just doesn't want to take me to it. I plan on building a NAS using FreeNAS but it has been a total fail so far. 

 

Can y'all please advise as to what I may be doing wrong?

 

The computer came with a usb keyboard which I am using to boot the device.

 

Appreciate your help! 

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6 minutes ago, theDSK said:

Can y'all please advise as to what I may be doing wrong?

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8 minutes ago, theDSK said:

Hey All, I bought this computer a while ago and I have tried pressing all the function keys, Esc and everything else to access the BIOS but it just doesn't want to take me to it. I plan on building a NAS using FreeNAS but it has been a total fail so far. 

 

Can y'all please advise as to what I may be doing wrong?

 

The computer came with a usb keyboard which I am using to boot the device.

 

Appreciate your help! 

 

I have an HP Compaq Elite 8000SFF that I bought online for $190 back in 2017 with an Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 at 2.93GHz, 8GB of RAM, a 1TB HDD, Windows 10 Pro, and 19" LCD Monitor (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fast-HP-Desktop-Computer-PC-Deal-Core-2-Duo-Windows-7-10-XP-LCD-KB-MS/302143986317?hash=item46592f5a8d%3Am%3Am5sV9lcyv4iqCaNGDDNfwTQ&LH_BIN=1), that's a pretty good deal at $130 with a Core i5 2400. Start the computer and spam press the "Esc" key on the keyboard until you get an option to enter the BIOS, if that doesn't work then you may need to reset the BIOS with the hardware switch on the motherboard as @leadeater has said.

 

 

 

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@Boomwebsearch @leadeater @AbydosOne

 

Seems like my motherboard doesn't support UEFI bios. 

 

I tried resetting the jumper and am having the same results. I have connected this computer's display via the display port cable since it is weird how this computer boots up. 

 

Here's a video of me trying this and failing. 

 

What do y'all think?

 

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34 minutes ago, theDSK said:

@Boomwebsearch @leadeater @AbydosOne

Seems like my motherboard doesn't support UEFI bios. 

I tried resetting the jumper and am having the same results. I have connected this computer's display via the display port cable since it is weird how this computer boots up. 

Here's a video of me trying this and failing. 

What do y'all think?

 
 

Based on your video, it appears to be immediately taking you to the login screen without even showing a glimpse of the regular Windows 10 boot screen, which tells me it's not going through a clean / fresh bootup.
 

Try disabling Fast Boot / Fast Startup, or just yanking the power cord while it's on and plugged in. This should force it to go through a regular bootup the next time you power it on. But yeah, I can 100% confirm that HP business computers like yours should indeed let you get into BIOS or a boot menu by mashing F10, DEL, or ESC upon booting up.

https://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-10s-fast-startup-mode/

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On 8/2/2020 at 6:41 PM, kirashi said:

Based on your video, it appears to be immediately taking you to the login screen without even showing a glimpse of the regular Windows 10 boot screen, which tells me it's not going through a clean / fresh bootup.
 

Try disabling Fast Boot / Fast Startup, or just yanking the power cord while it's on and plugged in. This should force it to go through a regular bootup the next time you power it on. But yeah, I can 100% confirm that HP business computers like yours should indeed let you get into BIOS or a boot menu by mashing F10, DEL, or ESC upon booting up.

https://www.howtogeek.com/243901/the-pros-and-cons-of-windows-10s-fast-startup-mode/

@kirashi I disabled fast boot, restarted the computer to see if I see the normal boot screen and it didn't happen. Been yanking the cable mid boot since then and it still goes directly to the windows login screen. I am not sure why this computer is being so difficult. 

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