[Ham-Computers] Booting into safe mode

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

On three machines (system boards) here with ages spanning about 8 years, F2 
is Setup.  On XP Pro F10 is Boot Menu (and nothing on the others).  Which means 
boot source, not type.  But as an add-on to one of my previous posts, that is 
apparently a way to boot from CD if the boot order in BIOS is not set to 
check CD before HD.  On NT, W2K and XP Pro machines F8 is Safe (among other 
things).  But on the latter that information is never displayed.  You have to 
already know what it is and start tapping the key at about 1 TPS as soon as the 
screen turns from black to showing activity.

In a message dated 10/18/2008 10:01:45 PM Central Daylight Time, 
johngadd at comcast.net writes: 
> On very early part of boot BEFORE the Windows lego appears Start rapidly 
> pounding the F2 Or it could be the F8 key or the F-10 key or the F12 key Try 
> them one at a time. Will take a cold boot from each one until you find the key 
> that your machine uses. 
>  
>  
> >> -------------- Original message -------------- 
>> From: Gareth <gareth at capecod.net> 
>> 
>> >Brian K. Gaskamp wrote: 
>> >>Wished that helped still won't boot into safe mode! 
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Violette" 
>> >>To: "'Computers (or other) used for amateur radio, communications, or 
>> >>experimenting'" 
>> >>Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 7:56 PM 
>> >>Subject: RE: [Ham-Computers] Booting into safe mode 
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >Some boards are finicky. Try rapidly tapping F8 during the entire boot 
>> >up. Like you were sending the letter i at about 15wpm. Sometimes this 
>> >will work. 
>> >
>> >N1MSV gary 
>> 
> 

Robert & Susan Downs - Houston
wa5cab dot com (Web Store)
MVPA 9480
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