HELP: MSI Z97 booting too fast for me to get into BIOS

[NightHawkIX]

I enabled MSI's fast boot mode for the Z97 Gaming 5 mb; supposedly, it bypasses some of the driver/hardware initiate steps early on so it can load into Windows faster.

An unexpected consequence is that Windows starts loading before the keyboard becomes functional. So as of now, I can't seem to hit DEL fast enough to enter BIOS...

Any suggestions? Or is it time to short the bios-reset jumper?

(I though MSI command center had a boot to BIOS function, but I can't find it.)

 

[i7Baby]

Disable fast boot mode then. Ask MSI how to.

 

[Silverbear]

Clear CMOS, that way you'll be forced to enter BIOS when you next turn on the system.

 

[NightHawkIX]

Found solution:

MSI has a quick boot utility that allows you to restart to BIOS from Windows.

Alternatively, google told me to unplug my SSD and force the system to start into BIOS