Show boot menu automatically

[Luke714]

I'm currently using a Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse however I'm not able to use them during boot up. Only once i boot into the OS.

I need to access the boot menu and for this I have a separate small 'Num Pad' keyboard.

I was wondering - is there anyway to set the BIOS to automatically show the boot menu without any user input?
That way using the Num Pad I can navigate up and down select my boot option

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

No way that I know of.

If you need to access the boot devices menu regularly (as indeed I do) then get yourself a USB or native PS/2 keyboard and leave it connected permanently in place of the BT one.

I opted for a PS/2 keyboard since my mobo has PS/2 ports anyway so it avoids tying up a USB port unnecessarily.

 

[Luke714]

No way that I know of.

If you need to access the boot devices menu regularly (as indeed I do) then get yourself a USB or native PS/2 keyboard and leave it connected permanently in place of the BT one.

I opted for a PS/2 keyboard since my mobo has PS/2 ports anyway so it avoids tying up a USB port unnecessarily.

I stumbled upon this thread:
http://superuser.com/questions/575082/how-can-i-force-the-boot-menu-to-always-show-up-at-start-up-without-pressing-f10