Quick Boot Bios

[Marie Ota]

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Fast boot is a feature in some BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) settings that allows your computer to skip some steps during the boot process and start up faster. It can be useful if you want to save time and energy when you turn on your computer, but it also has some drawbacks that you should be aware of. In this article, we will explain what fast boot does, how to enable or disable it, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of using it.

Fast boot works by storing some information about your system configuration and hardware in a special memory area called the hibernation file. When you shut down your computer, fast boot does not completely power off the system, but instead puts it in a hybrid state of hibernation and shutdown. When you turn on your computer again, fast boot reads the hibernation file and resumes the system from where it left off, skipping some BIOS checks and tests that normally occur during the boot process.

To enable or disable fast boot, you need to access your BIOS settings. The exact method of doing this may vary depending on your computer model and manufacturer, but usually you have to press a specific key (such as F2, F10, or Del) during the initial boot screen. Once you enter the BIOS menu, look for an option called fast boot, quick boot, or something similar, and change it to enabled or disabled according to your preference. Save your changes and exit the BIOS menu.

The main advantage of fast boot is that it can reduce the boot time of your computer significantly, sometimes by half or more. This can be convenient if you use your computer frequently and want to start working or playing as soon as possible. Fast boot can also save some energy and battery life, since it does not fully power off the system and uses less electricity during the boot process.

The main disadvantage of fast boot is that it can cause some compatibility and stability issues with some devices and software. Since fast boot skips some BIOS checks and tests, it may not detect some hardware changes or updates, such as new drives, cards, or peripherals. This can lead to errors, conflicts, or missing drivers. Fast boot may also interfere with some encryption, security, or backup software that require full access to the system during the boot process. Fast boot can also make it harder to access the BIOS settings or boot from other devices, such as a USB drive or a CD.

Additional problems are that my keyboard reset (so the lights are turned off, lights like NumLock, CapsLock, etc every time i shutdown or restart the PC, so it is impossible to determine when the keyboard is actually connected);

You will need to use the BIOS administrator password to access the BIOS as you appear to have set one, based on your description. Press power and then immediately begin tapping the F10 key at a roughly half second interval.

Sorry to say, but full of inconvenient stuff like that. As default, it used to put itself on sleep every 5 minutes with the obligation to 1./ Switch user, and then re-enter my password. It was not easy to disable that feature.

CAUTION: If you enable the stringent security feature and you forget the setup password or the power-on password, the computer is inaccessible and can no longer be used. If you lose or forget the password, the system board must be replaced. This scenario is not covered under warranty. To prevent the computer from becoming permanently unusable, record your configured setup password or power-on password in a safe place away from your computer. Without these passwords, the computer cannot be unlocked.

I have just contact the online support, and they said that the motherboard should be replaced. Still don't know why. There would be no such trouble, or at least those trouble would be more obvious, if silly options like quick boot were not enabled by default.

I suspect that your systemboard has other issues anyway. You should have been able to upgrade in pairs of memory modules produced by well known memory manufacturers. The memory manufacturers, like KIngston, Crucial, ADATA and others, can guarantee the compatibility of their products because they have been exhaustively tested in a Quality Assurance lab. Don't try upgrading memory by simply matching memory types and bus bandwidth and adding a module to an already installed module that is not identical. It is usually a waste of your time and financial resources, unless you just happen to be lucky. Let the memory makers do the work for you.

I have a new HP ProDesk 400 G1 SFF desktop computer. When I start-up the computer, I get the screen where all the options are. (I believe it's called the POST screen, it's used for entering modules such as the BIOS or the boot menu.

If you enter the BIOS. F10 on your model and go to the Advanced tab you will see Power On Options. This will enable you to modify your post settings. The two that will probably be most useful to you are POST Mode (QuickBoot, FullBoot, CLear Memory and FullBoot Every x Days) and POST Delay.

With these settings you should be able to configure your boot up to display the POST Screen.

Default keys generally to enter BIOS are either Del on the numeric pad if available, F1 or F2. Usually if I have to enter the bios i press the power button then start tapping the keys mentioned immediately.

Once you are in the BIOS go to the Boot or Advanced options section and turn fast boot off this will disable the advertising logo and show you whats actually happening as your computer boots up. Once done, press F10 or go to exit and save the changes and restart, this time you should be met with a load of script on the screen informing you on the loading process and allowing you more time to get access to the BIOS.

I got this solution from the framework subreddit. In that post I was cautions not to disable quiet boot and quick boot. However I went in the bios and disabled both of them and the boot procedure works.

I recently bought a 1.4 Display Port KVM Switch (Single Monitor - Two Computer). I am very happy with my purchase as I connected everything that I wanted (i.e. keyboard, mouse, headphones, monitor, and webcam).

I have a Desktop PC and a Laptop connected to the switch. The Desktop PC is connected to the main monitor via the KVM switch (same for the laptop, but I also use the laptop monitor as a secondary display).

As you can imagine, this is inconvenient in case I need to boot to the BIOS or go into Windows maintenance mode on start-up. The only way around this would be to detach the main monitor cable and connect it back directly to my Desktop PC.

I know that some BIOS-es have an option to delay the boot sequences so stuff actually has time to show up on whatever given monitor. Also you can check and see if it perhaps tries to show to different output all together?

Your pc , laptops , and tablets all have f keys. Depending on the manufacturer the keys used to enter setup/ bios may be different

The info is in your manual or users guide.

You can also find it from the manufacturers support sites.

Once you know them you can key down on boot

Enter bios and disable silent or fast boot.

The device should then display boot information.

Also a kvm switch might not display at all until after a specific point in the boot sequence.

Your main monitor must be configured as the #1 device. ( if the kvm is automatic or software controlled)

Based on the above, and my limited understanding of these things, I can only surmise two possible issues. Either the KVM does not support my monitor while in boot up mode, or there is an issue with the cable.

I have two Samsung monitors hooked up to my L1Techs KVM and both exhibit this exact issue. If I swap out either of them for my old Benq BL3200PT, I can see my systems POST through the KVM every time without issue.

You did not say what server you have. But usually you can't. Maybe you can remove some memory or I/O cards that you don't need for your testing to reduce the test and scan time. As an example, for the new SuperDome X POST takes up to one hour because of the 12 TB memory ...

There might be a few things you could tweak, but it's already just doing a quick memory test unless it detects a change in how much memory is installed. The other things that normally happen in a Proliant during boot is when all of the option "cards" do their thing, like the array controller, ILO, and maybe the NIC module.

Btw. its not for Production Site, because starttime does not matter there. It only matters during Testing/Trying on a Development Site. So maybe there are some unsafe options, which could be enabled but are not recommended for production?

I think it was my CPU OC. I was overclocked to 3.8ghz. But I was in good temps, and only 1.375 volts. Not too bad. Anways, im not completely sure but it crashed and went to the windows recovery ( or aka blue screen), while blasting a loud noise. I said screw that, and just restarted my PC.

SO, I think my GPU is just not displaying my BIOS screen in which I have no idea how to fix. It displays the rest fine. Y'all have a solution? Tomorrow I am going to try a VGA cable, and or try another GPU I have laying around.But even then, surely it isnt a BIOS setting preventing this? I mean i resetted it. GPU issues?

Go to Control Panel > Power Options > choose what the Power buttons do (left side of page)> Change Settings that are currently unavailable > uncheck box -turn on Fast start up (recommended) > save changes.

Just wondering if somehow the BIOS video output got switched to port 1 (as for dual monitor operation) and Windows recognizes that there is no monitor on port 1 (where BIOS thinks it is) and stays on port 0

I will test that when I get home. Is that what you're asking? I will switch the HDMI cable into the other port. Probably should of tried that. One HDMI is plugged into my tv, and the other is occupied by my VR headset.

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