Question Can't enter bios

[mlettema]

I am trying to enter the bios to change fan speeds, but although I am spamming the delete key at boot I can't enter the bios. When I checked the system information for the bios version, it showed legacy. I went to look for a new version of the bios which I downloaded, but I can't install it because I have to go to the bios for that. Is there any other way to intall a new bios version other than opening up the bios?

 

[Grobe]

I suggest you figure the motherboard model and look up in the user manual to see if you're hitting the correct key for entering bios.

 

[mlettema]

I suggest you figure the motherboard model and look up in the user manual to see if you're hitting the correct key for entering bios.

Ok I have looked it up, it's the del key, but when booting it doesn't work. I just reset the cmos, and I had to press f1 to get into the bios, which didn't work with my keyboard (corsair k70 mk2).

Went to my neighbor and borrowed an old ps/2 keyboard. Hooked it up and it worked.

Weird thing is that this happened once before where I had to use an old dell keyboard with the same usb cable as this keyboard. Don't really know why that works and my own keyboard doesnt, maybe the lights?

 

[Grobe]

Some older (ancient by today standards) motherboards have issues picking key clicks from usb keyboard, or you must enable usb keyboard in bios - thus need to have a PS keyboard available.

 

[mlettema]

Some older (ancient by today standards) motherboards have issues picking key clicks from usb keyboard, or you must enable usb keyboard in bios - thus need to have a PS keyboard available.

I have a relatively old motherboard, an asus p67 sabertooth, but when building my pc I remember having an usb keyboard working to get into bios first.