Question Can't get inside BIOS

[hemal_301080]

I have Gigabyte H610 M H V2 DDR4 (https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/H610M-H-V2-DDR4-rev-10#kf)

I am using Windows 11 Pro

I tried with one of my addition old graphics card HIS HD 7770(http://www.hisdigital.com/un/product2-681.shtml)

Now, problem is, I can't see BIOS screen and also can't enter inside BIOS with DEL key.

System directly boots into Windows 11 Pro.

How to get inside BIOS now with this graphics card?

 

[rgd1101]

unplug all the storage

using hdmi?

 

[hemal_301080]

unplug all the storage

using hdmi?

Yes, monitor connected with HDMI with Graphics Card Port


I have one NVMe and one SATA SSD. Should I disconnect SATA SSD?

 

[rgd1101]

disconnect/remove both

 

[Nighthawk117]

When you do get in, I would make sure no fast boot option is enabled.

 

[Avro Arrow]

RGD1101 is correct. Removing all storage devices means that Windows can't boot and so you'll have a chance to enter your BIOS.

 

[geofelt]

Here is a link to do what you want from windows:

How to enter the BIOS on Windows 10

Here's how to enter the BIOS in Windows 10

www.laptopmag.com

 

[hemal_301080]

RGD1101 is correct. Removing all storage devices means that Windows can't boot and so you'll have a chance to enter your BIOS.

Then I will have BIOS but then what's the use when I can't load Windows 11.

 

[hemal_301080]

Here is a link to do what you want from windows:

How to enter the BIOS on Windows 10

Here's how to enter the BIOS in Windows 10

www.laptopmag.com

Tried this on Windows 11. Screen went blank after doing this. There is nothing on screen to choose from so can't enter here. PC restarts with an ENTER key and again, Windows 11 comes directly without BIOS screen.

Now removed Graphics Card, using onboard Graphics, BIOS and Windows 11 working fine. Some threads suggested to enable CSM from BIOS. But I did not try that due to fear of damaging Windows 11.

 

[rgd1101]

Then I will have BIOS but then what's the use when I can't load Windows 11.

I thought you have issue going into bios to do thing.

 

[geofelt]

Then I will have BIOS but then what's the use when I can't load Windows 11.

One normally wants to enter bios to make changes like secure boot, fast boot ram or overclock settings.
Past that you boot to windows in the normal way.

 

[hemal_301080]

I thought you have issue going into bios to do thing.

BIOS is accessible with on board graphics. When using graphics card, it's not showing and directly loads Windows 11 and then display arrives.

I feels the issue is, old graphics card is not UEFI compatible so can't load UEFI BIOS. Got to know from GPUz.

New card might be with UEFI so it may work.

One solution I found was to enable CSM but thought of not trying it to use and old card.

 

[hemal_301080]

One normally wants to enter bios to make changes like secure boot, fast boot ram or overclock settings.
Past that you boot to windows in the normal way.

That's practical and good way to accept this. We hardly need BIOS on regular basis. Booting into OS directly is also a good way. But something not accessible bothered me so tried hard to get a workaround.

I think, three options available for me.

1 - Forget BIOS and use old graphics card with Windows 11

2 - Use on board graphics and get BIOS accessible whenever I want.

3 - Try enabling CSM with onboard graphics first. Then insert old separate graphics card and see if it boots with non UEFI environment. I am afraid of doing this though.

 

[geofelt]

Old graphics card gen requires csm or legacy bios to be recognized.
The transition point to uefi was about the GTX7xx gen.
Your HD7700 is hardly stronger than current integrated graphics.
I would just use integrated. But, if you set the bios to csm, you can use that.

I would use option 2.

option 3 will work, but hey bother?

 

[hemal_301080]

Old graphics card gen requires csm or legacy bios to be recognized.
The transition point to uefi was about the GTX7xx gen.
Your HD7700 is hardly stronger than current integrated graphics.
I would just use integrated. But, if you set the bios to csm, you can use that.

I would use option 2.

option 3 will work, but hey bother?

Yes, UHD 730 is almost equal to HD 7770.
So I will use intel graphics for a while. I am sure new graphics card will be with UEFI compatibilities. I am planning to buy Sapphire RX 6600 8GB for this. So I think that will work fine with this.

I also welcome if you can suggest a good graphics card in a budget range for good gaming and nice Windows look and feel with coding on visual studio.

Thank you

 

[geofelt]

I do not change graphics cards with any degree of frequency so I am not the one to advise on this.
In graphics, you mostly get what you pay for.
Tom's gpu hierarchy chart will give you the relative performance levels.

GPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2023: Graphics Cards Ranked

We've run hundreds of GPU benchmarks on Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards and ranked them in our comprehensive hierarchy.

www.tomshardware.com

Long time ago, I had problems with the amd drivers and have been using nvidia since.
You will find that people tout what they have.
Since you are familiar with the amd driver ecosystem, you probably will be more comfortable with amd.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Then I will have BIOS but then what's the use when I can't load Windows 11.

When you set your BIOS as you want it, then re-attach all the storage devices. Then you'll have Windows back with the BIOS settings that you want still intact.

 

[rgd1101]

was the issue have no output in bios or can't get into bios.
they are different

 

[hemal_301080]

was the issue have no output in bios or can't get into bios.
they are different

With graphics card, no bios so can't enter. But boots into windows fine.

With onboard graphics, bios works fine and can enter. And windows works fine too.