MSI P55-GD80 cannot enter BIOS

jhutchinson00

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Aug 27, 2014
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I have a MSI P55-GD80 Motherboard in my computer. I have recently needed to dualboot Linux along side the original Windows 7 OS, and when I went to enter the BIOS for installation, no keystroke options appeared and after a quick (blank) black screen it boots directly into Windows (at this point i do not have Linux installed yet). I restarted and used the standard keys (F12, F2, Delete, etc.) however none enter the BIOS. Most keys enter me into Boot options, to select an OS or run a memory diagnostic, and F11 took me to Boot drive selection. Now i know these are the only things I will need to complete my Linux installation, but I still want to have access to my full BIOS.

I have also tried to boot with my hard drive unplugged, hoping to force it to enter the BIOS, but it just flashes "Enter Boot device and press enter" messages until I do. I know I have entered the BIOS before when I originally built the computer, and I do not recall selecting a quick boot option, but I do not know where or how to check.

Any suggestions on how to restore my BIOS?
 
Solution
Jump the bios reset pins on the motherboard or remove the cmos battery for longer than 5 seconds. Of course do these with the power off and unplugged or the PSU switched off.