Dual boot-Stopped working!

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  1. Posts : 4,663
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #1

    Dual boot-Stopped working!


    Hi.
    I've been running a dual boot with Vista x64 and W7 x64.
    I've been doing this for a while and am presented with a choice between W7 and Vista at boot.
    Today I tried to boot into Vista and I can't move the choice with the keyboard arrows.
    I cannot choose Vista (2nd choice) and the up down arrows won't move at all so I can't make any other choices eg memory diagnostic.
    Similarly the enter key doesn't work so I have to sit and wait for it to boot into W7.

    I've been into the BIOS and all seems well. Could this be a keyboard problem?

    Thanks, John
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  2. Posts : 4,663
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #2

    Well it doesn't appear to be a keyboard problem.
    I have a Logitech Wave keyboard and I just reinstalled the drivers.
    This has not solved the issue and I still can't make any boot choices.

    Anybody got any ideas?
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  3. Posts : 16,130
    7 X64
       #3

    It won't be an o/s problem , John. I assume once you are in 7 the keyboard works fine.

    EDIT : just saw your second post _ odd bios doesn't seem to be picking up the keyboard all of a sudden .

    Is there a bios update ava from mfrs site?
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  4. Posts : 4,663
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Not sure. I'll have a look.
    Am I likely to run into problems with this I've never done a BIOS upgrade. Is this the same as "flashing" the BIOS?
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  5. Posts : 16,130
    7 X64
       #5

    Yes - the same thing . I did it a couple of times without issue.

    It is easy in Vista/7 for my ASRock mobo - it just runs from the desktop - no messing about, might be the same for yours
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  6. Posts : 4,663
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Found a BIOS upgrade from Gigabyte.

    It seems to more recent than the one I have. My current one is May and this is September.
    So I downloaded a zip file, extracted it and Windows can't open it.

    What am I doing wrong?
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  7. Posts : 16,130
    7 X64
       #7

    Aren't there instructions on the site? I believe with bios updates - you either burn something to a bootable media if you have an ancient o/s , or there is a program that just does it from the desktop - if you have Vista /7.

    They are separate downloads - at least with ASRock mobo's.

    Do you have the link ?
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  8. Posts : 4,663
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    Thread Starter
       #8

    GA-X58A-UD5 (rev. 1.0) - GIGABYTE - Support&Download - Motherboard - BIOS

    This is from December so has to be the latest.
    As I say I downloaded it as a zip. extracted it and tried to open it and got the "Windows cannot..." message.
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  9. Posts : 16,130
    7 X64
       #9

    No info on the link you provided about how to do it.

    ASRock have windows or Dos d/l - I choose windows and follow this:

    How to Update

    I assumed they would all do it like that.
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  10. Posts : 1,849
    Windows 7 x86/x64, Server 2008r2, Web Server 2008
       #10

    John,
    Have you moved the placement of your usb keyboard on your usb ports?

    On the back if my pc I have two ports next to my ps/2 ports,
    My mouse and keyboard have to be plugged into those for boot use.
    If they are not they are not recognized by the bios for access to the bios or dual boot programs.
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