Cannot access Bios, Please press DEL or F2 to enter UEFI BIOS settings

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  1. Posts : 17
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
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    Cannot access Bios, Please press DEL or F2 to enter UEFI BIOS settings


    Hi Guys
    I restored an image created with Macrium Reflect on my wife's computer (Custom build with Asus P8Z77-V LX mother board) and everything went fine until rebooting when i got to the "Please press DEL or F2 to enter UEFI BIOS settings" then everything stopped.
    I have tried F2 DEL F8 F12 just about all the F combinations and nothing works, I have two SSD drives one with Win7 Pro and one with Win10 Pro (not connected at the same time) and neither of them will boot up.
    I have tried changing the jumper pins from 1 and 2 to 2 and 3 for 10 sec to clear the RTC Ram in CMOS then returned then to 1 and 2 and tried rebooting...no change so i removed the battery and repeated the jumper pin swap then reinstalled the battery and still no change, cannot get passed press DEL or F2 to access the BIOS settings.
    I even downloaded the latest BIOS and updater as shown and put them on a USB flash drive together and tried the Macrium Rescue disk, and still nothing happened and it will not open the BIOS maybe i got it all wrong ?
    I was hoping someone here might know how to put it right, i am out of idea's and any help would be greatly appreciated.

    System Specs

    Intel Core i7 3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz 8MB
    Motherboard Asus P8Z77-V LX LGA1155 ATX Motherboard
    Memory G.Skill 8GB Kit (2x4GB) DDR3 Ripjaws X C9 1600MHz
    Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" 7mm SSD SATA3 530/130 x2 = 1 Win7 and 1 Win10
    Storage Drive Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX 3.5" 2TB 64MB 7200RPM
    Graphics Card Leadtek Quadro 410 512MB/DVI/DP
    Optical Drive LG CH12LS28 12x Black SATA Blu-Ray Combo Drive Retail Pack
    Card Reader Shintaro 30 in 1 3.5"
    Sound Card Integrated
    Gigabyte GZ-X7 Black Mid Tower Case -
    420W PSU Power Supply XFX Core Edition
    Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Professional OEM 64Bit
    Anti Virus Trend Micro Maximum Security
    Keyboard & Mouse Microsoft Wireless Desktop 2000
    Monitor Asus VE247H 23.6" Full HD WS 2MS LED

    Thanks Guys.
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  2. Posts : 36
    window 7 32 bit
       #2

    Have you tried connecting your keyboard to a different usb slot ?
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  3. Posts : 17
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Hi Murky

    cannot do that as my only usb keyboard has the old round purple connector and there is only 1 connection on the back of my tower for that type of plug, unless i can find another keyboard with a flat usb connector
    Last edited by mojo53; 30 Mar 2016 at 00:10. Reason: add comment
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  4. Posts : 17
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I just found a store in town that has an adapter to convert the old round purple plug to the flat style usb plug so i better get one and try that.....thanks mate worth a try
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  5. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #5

    Hi,
    Where was the system image located exactly ?
    Was it on a totally separate external drive or on the same drive as the os the were restoring ?

    I kind of doubt it's the sp/2 keyboard connection but who knows :)

    I do however get goose bumps when I see Trend Micro
    Kind of why I asked where the system image was stored :/
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  6. Posts : 12,012
    Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
       #6

    mojo53 said:
    I have tried F2 DEL F8 F12 just about all the F combinations and nothing works,
    Has it ever worked??

    You need to know 2 things:

    The correct key and the correct pressing technique.

    Knowing just one of the two isn't much good.

    The correct key might need to be held down.

    Or it might need to be pressed and released rapidly.

    Or once per second.

    Or every other second.

    Etcetera.

    The correct key and the correct technique vary wildly.

    All you can do is experiment--trial and error. You'll get no reaction at all unless you do it correctly.
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  7. Posts : 17
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    Hi ThrashZone

    The system image was stored internally on another HDD and i have restored plenty of images, every time my grandson comes over i do an image backup before he gets his hands on it and when he leaves i restore it back to what it was.
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  8. Posts : 17
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    Hi ignatzatsonic

    Yes it has worked fine for a couple of years and all i ever did was press F2 on start up
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  9. Posts : 20,583
    Win-7-Pro64bit 7-H-Prem-64bit
       #9

    Hi,
    Do you boot to the Reflect WinPE recovery cd or flash media to restore the images or from inside the os ?
    I'd try from boot personally that is well before anything can interrupt the restore process

    I agree tapping which ever key as soon as you press the power button is the norm as far as I've ever noticed F2/ Delete/ F8/.. which ever action you want :/
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  10. Posts : 17
    Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    I have a rescue disk created with Reflect WinPE recovery cd and and it wont boot from that and i downloaded a new updater exe and the latest bios from Asus and unzipped onto a usb flash drive and it wont boot from that either, it appears it wont boot from anything for some reason?
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