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05-01-2020 04:14 AM - edited 05-01-2020 07:15 AM
Hello,
I bought a laptop HP Pavilion with Freedos on it.
I went into bios and change the boot option to usb so i could install a windows 10.
I forgot to lock up if the F12 from boot manager is enabled.
After i hit save, it restarted and did no do anything else, black screen but the laptop was working.
How can i go back to default state or in bios now that i have changed the settings, so i can get the option good again.
Thank you!
Step 1.
I tried to recover bios with Windowskey+B pressed and power button pressed for 1-3 sec - it says that the recovery can't be found and i need to download the latest BIOS file from HP website and create a bios usb recovery drive.
Step 2. This one helped me get back my default bios - CMOS was corrupted.
Reset the CMOS
- Turn off the computer.
- Press and hold the Windows + V keys.
- Still pressing those keys, press and hold the Power button on the computer for 2-3 seconds, and then release the Power button, but continue pressing and holding the Windows + V keys until the CMOS Reset screen displays or you hear beeping sounds.At the completion of a successful CMOS Reset, a message similar to the one below displays:
- Press Enter to restart the computer.
Step 3.
I have put for USB flash drive /usb hard disk 1st in UEFI boot order , but nothing happened.I can't see the USB flash drive in boot manager when i hit F9.
Some say to activate Legacy support but but that did not work at all.
Just have to find the steps to get it done well, if anyone has a post or found out do leave a link below until i figure it out.
05-08-2020 10:55 AM
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