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Can't get into Windows boot menu because of Bios

Started by mandy21 , Nov 17 2012 01:34 AM

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mandy21

Posted 17 November 2012 - 01:34 AM

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I built my own computer and I have an Asus P8Z77-V motherboard with ASUS UEFI BIOS and Windows 7. I was stupid and set my screen resolution too high, so now I have a black screen. The problem is that I can't access the Windows boot options to change to low resolution because the F8 key takes me to the BIOS boot menu (with options to boot from the drive or a disk, and no way that I can see to adjust resolution). The only way I can enter Safe Mode is if I force off the computer, and then the option to go to safe mode pops up automatically. How can I access the Advanced Windows Boot Options if the F8 key is no longer mapped to it?

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mandy21

Posted 17 November 2012 - 02:07 AM

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i figured it out! there's a short period of time when f8 will take me to windows instead of bios. it was a little frustrating finding it, but i got there.