PC not showing splash screen and not booting into BIOS, goes straight to windows
I recently got a PowerSpec g445 and wanted to look into the BIOS, I tried to reboot but it goes black for a while then goes back into windows login. I have tried disabling fast startup and have updated all my drivers but nothing seems to be working. I have tried to go through the advanced restart but that just makes the PC screen go black until I eventually have to force shutdown it. I am using HDMI.
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Sounds like a monitor issue with the BIOS resolution. Are you able to test another monitor or TV?
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I only have one monitor that works with my pc, I have a VGA but I do not have an adapter. I forgot to mention, the boot splash also showed up the first time I turned on the PC but now never shows up.
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You could try to force it into the BIOS. If it stays black, just Control+Alt+Delete to boot.
- Run command prompt as Admin.
- Type: shutdown /r /fw /t 00
- If that fails: shutdown /fw /r /t 00
The command that works varies by board, but it'll reboot and go into the BIOS.
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I ran both commands and they both led to a black screen that I left by pressing ctrl+alt+delete
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I might try to reset the cmos
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That command boots you right into the BIOS. So it's definitely an issue with the monitor not being able to display the BIOS.
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how might I fix that? Or should I just get a new monitor.
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Unlikely there's much you can do. What brand and model is the monitor?
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Sceptre F24
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Don't have that one unfortunately. Try this: shutdown /s /fw /t 00 (if it fails, invert /s and /fw). After it shuts down, unplug the system and monitor from power. Wait one minute then try to start it up, should enter the BIOS from a true S5 state, see if that makes a difference.
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Both led to a black screen, maybe I should just try to buy a new monitor.
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May be the best solution. We tested on several monitors, TV's and KVM's without issues. It's definitely something I've encountered with a few monitors though.
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Do you have any monitors to suggest that might work?
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For gaming? What's your budget?
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After buying this pc, probably under $150.
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I'd probably go with this:
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I actually was able to fix it, turns out that I was half-asleep when I set it up and plugged the hdmi into the motherboard instead of the GPU. Switching from the Intel to the dedicated GPU fixed it!
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Should give you a major performance boost as well. Glad you figured it out. I actually didn't consider that we had IGP Multi-Monitor enabled on that model.
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