Your computer’s BIOS displays your current hardware configuration and other related information. you may also change such settings on the BIOS.
Your PC stores the BIOS (Basic Input Output System) on the EEPROM’s BIOS chip. It loads before the Operating System. So, BIOS also offers an effective way to troubleshoot system issues withoutlogging in to any account.
you may only access BIOS on legacy hardware. But all modern MSI motherboards have UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) instead of BIOS.
There are two ways to access BIOS/UEFI on an MSI motherboard. Before Windows 8, you could only go to BIOS using the key. But now, you may either utilize the BIOS key or access BIOS from the Advanced Startup.
How to Get to BIOS Using the BIOS Key
The most convenient method of accessing BIOS on your MSI PC is to press the BIOS key on startup.
If you are using a USB keyboard, theconnected USB portmay not allow loading BIOS by pressing the BIOS key. Only certain ports allow this shortcut on a PC. So, reconnect the keyboard to other ports and try again in such scenario.
The necessary steps to access BIOS using the BIOS key are as follows:
In some PCs, the BIOS key is F2 instead of Del, but it’s rare.
How to Get to BIOS From Windows Recovery Environment
you may also access the UEFI/BIOS on the MSI motherboard from the Advanced Startup or Windows Recovery Environment. It is the diagnostic environment you can change your startup settings. You can also repair system errors without logging in to a user account from this environment.
First, you need to access the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE). There are many ways of doing so, such as:
Force shutdown your PC thrice in a row. you may perform a force shutdown by pressing the Power key for a few seconds until you hear a sound. The fan should turn off, and all LED lights should go off. Also, don’t forget to power up the computer before doing the subsequent shutdowns.
On the third boot, you’ll find yourself at the Startup Repair screen. ClickAdvanced optionsto access WinRE.
