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My Motherboard is MSI PH61A-P35 (MS-7732). I've read the manual for this keyboard which suggested using the Del key. But as I've alredy said it doesn't work for me. All it does is restart my computer.
I solved this problem by switching my current USB keybord to my old PS/2 keybord. After that I was able to enter BIOS with the F2 key. The problem with USB keybords is they are not recognized by the computer until the OS starts to load. So switching to a PS/2 keybord will do the trick.
Turn off the computer. Then, before turning it on, press and hold a key on your keyboard. (Any key will do. Control, Windows, Print Screen and such are usually "safer" in light of any firmware on extension cards etc.) Now, while holding that key down, turn on the computer. Do not release the key before the OS starts to load, if it does. (If the OS starts to load, this trick didn't work for you.)
What this does is basically cause the BIOS to see a "stuck key" condition on the keyboard; the same as if a keyboard contact was actually stuck, but in this case, triggered intentionally. Many BIOSes treat this as at least a warning, and will give you a diagnostic screen telling you to check your keyboard and do something (most often to press a key) to continue booting. This diagnostic screen very often includes instructions on how to enter the setup utility as well and now that the BIOS is actually waiting for you to do something, it's often a trivial matter to get into the setup utility.
remove any hard drives ata cables at motherboard, reboot and F2 (usually on laptops) or del on other computers, some are F10 or Escchange uefi boot to cms startup and remove secure boot after this you an even change boot sequence
Once you have accessed your BIOS and made any necessary changes, you can choose to reinitiate the Fastboot if you want. I do not use Fastboot on my own PCs but activate it on the PCs I build for my clients.
i had the same bios problem like you and solved it by download the Live Update 6 from MSI. Then inside it click to scan for the ClickBios. After complete installing, you can access your BIOS from the app ClickBios in Windows. Then restore bios to default setting will make bios screen appear again.The error for this i think cause by fast boot from msi.
I had this exact same problem. It was very frustrating, the solution now I know the answer is fairly straight forward, if you refer to your manual you will see for the bios to function via keyboard and mouse only specific usb ports will work. In the case of my MSI X370 it was the top left for the keyboard and 3rd row right for the mouse. Pressing "Delete" on the keyboard on start up will enter Bios mode.
Recently I discovered that I had the can't get into BIOS problem with my MSI X58M based i7 computer. I tried connecting the keyboard to all the USB ports and even tried a PS/2 keyboard w/o success. Then while shutting down, at "Power" I chose "Restart" rather than "Shut down", or "Sleep". When the splash screen saying hit DEL to enter BIOS came up I hit DEL and WA-LA! I got BIOS. This has worked every time I have tried it on this MB. Just to verify, I went back and selected "Shut down" instead of "Restart". Upon starting, hitting DEL did nothing and Windows started. It seems flakey, and probably will not work in all or even most cases, but it just might work for you.
In this guide, I will talk about how to configure your MSI H81M motherboard to work with OS X as well as giving you tips on how to build a budget Hackintosh build for your needs using an MSI H81M motherboard. Let's begin!
Here are the MSI H81M motherboards that are compatible with this guide:
These graphics cards are based on NVIDIA's Maxwell and Kepler architecture. While the Kepler graphics card works out of the box (except for GeForce GT 720 and GeForce GT 730), the Maxwell graphics cards are not supported out of the box but can work if you install NVIDIA's Web Drivers. Pascal graphics cards are currently the newest graphics cards on the market, but are currently not supported on OS X at this time.
Note: EVGA branded NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards usually work best on OS X.
Currently these are the supported OS X releases for this guide:
All Other Builds: A step marked with this means that this step does not apply to MSI H81M Builds.
A computer is made up of different components. A computer generally contains:
You also have to decide if you are going to use the IGPU included in these processors. If you are going to use the IGPU, you must find a processor that includes a compatible IGPU that OS X can detect such as:
Hard disk speed can either be 5400 RPM23 or 7200 RPM. A faster RPM means faster access to files.
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23RPM (Revolutions per Minute)
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Cache is used to store temporary data to access faster. The size can range from 16MB, 32MB, and 64MB. More cache means more temporary data can be stored.
Some hard disks are made for SATA II 3 Gb/s or SATA III 6 Gb/s speeds. SATA III hard disks are faster than SATA II hard disks. A SATA III hard disk should be connected to the SATA III connector while a SATA II hard disk should be connected to a SATA II connector.
Does a hard disk / ssd affect compatibility with OS X?
The answer is no. Any hard disk or SSD will work.
VII. Graphics Cards
So what are graphics cards? Should you run to the store and buy a graphics card? Well, it depends on what you are going to do with your computer.
In general, graphics cards are similar to integrated graphics processing units, or IGPUs. These IGPUs are integrated with the processor. If you read the specifications of a computer or an Intel processor, sometimes you'll see that it mentions Intel HD Graphics or Intel Iris Graphics. But what does this all mean?
IGPUs are graphics processors. The operating system uses graphics drivers to communicate what is going on with your computer and outputting this information to your computer screen with the help of a graphics processing unit. Without this, you won't see anything. Sounds simple right? Then another question arises. Why do people buy these expensive graphics cards? Let me explain.
When you are playing a game, or a video, or editing photos and movies, you are using the graphics processing unit, or GPU. Each GPU has a clock speed which is the amount of time it takes to process data. A lower clock speed is slower to process data and a higher clock speed is faster in processing data.
Next is the amount of memory that the GPU has. Some GPUs have DDR RAM or a newer form of graphics memory called GDDR RAM. DDR RAM is the same RAM type used by a computer, for example DDR3. GDDR RAM on the other hand is specifically designed for graphics. If a GPU uses GDDR RAM, then performance will be faster than GPUs with DDR RAM. What is this memory used for?
The memory on a GPU is used as a place to store working graphics information like screen resolution, game textures, images, and videos. A frame buffer is used to switch graphics information back and forth. For example, a higher screen resolution requires more pixels, and requires the frame buffer to use more memory to output that information on your screen. Another example, when playing a game, the game has textures that are handled by the frame buffer and are stored in memory so that you can see the virtual world. This is where things get interesting.
What happens if you run out of memory on the GPU? Good question, and the answer is basically called lag, or framerate drops. I hope you have noticed that the clock speed and memory on a GPU work together to help the frame buffer output an image on your computer screen. When the GPU runs out of memory, it has to rely on your computer's main memory instead. Basically, textures, or other information has to be swapped, or moved, to your computer's main memory, and new information has to be sent to the GPU's memory. When it needs old information, the GPU has to talk to your computer's main memory and then transfer this information back to the GPU. All this information switching causes framerate drops or lag. What if your computer starts running out of memory because of your GPU? You guessed it, the computer starts slowing down even more because now the computer has to store important information to the hard drive or SSD.
This is the main reason why IGPUs cannot handle games properly. For example, they lag on graphic intensive games because they don't have enough dedicated memory. They have to share your computer's main memory which causes swapping of information back and forth.
The only time you will suffer from lag is if you are a user who likes to play the latest games, or use a 4K monitor, or edit large amounts of videos, anything graphics intensive. If you are more of a basic user, who likes to play casual games like The Sims, or watch YouTube videos or playing a DVD movie, then you might not need a high performance GPU. An IGPU will be more than enough for a basic user so you don't need to spend money.
However, for those that need more power, a graphics card provides a powerful GPU. So what should you look for when buying a graphics card? You should mostly focus on clock speed, memory type, and the amount of memory that the graphics card provides. So think of it this way:
Higher Clock Speed + Large amount of GDDR5 memory = High performance
You will notice that high end graphics cards have large amounts of graphics memory and high clock speeds. The higher it is, the more expensive graphics cards get. Again, you don't have to buy an expensive graphics card. Buy a graphics card that fits your needs. There are reviewers on the Internet that review graphics card performance and you can determine which graphics card to buy looking at this information.
And of course, you have to see if this graphics card works on OS X! For the most part, these are the compatible NVIDIA graphics cards that will work on OS X:
NVIDIA GeForce Kepler Architecture