Hi everyone. I have finally taken the plunge and purchased a new HP Pavilion HPE h8-1360t Desktop PC with Windows 7. I would like to change the boot order in the bios but I can't get it to work. This is what I've done so far: hit escape and then the F10 key which brings me to the storage menu. Then I click on boot order. Then I find my cd drive and hit enter and move it to the number 1 boot order in the UEFI boot sources and the legacy boot sources. I go to the "save changes" and exit feature but it still won't boot from any cd before Windows loads up. I go back later and check and it is in the order I put it in but it's not working or I'm misunderstanding something and not doing it right. Does anyone have a clue as to what I'm doing wrong? Thanks for your time. P. S. If I sit there and watch for it and hit the correct button, it will boot to cd but I want it to do it without me having to make it manually.
I believe the ESC brings you to the temporary menu for boot. It is either F2 Key, or F10 Key or DEL Key alone by itself which brings one into BIOS. Best regards,
Can you try to do the following: turn off the laptop, remove the battery, wait some seconds and try again.
The only reason I hit escape is because when it is booting it says "hit the escape key" something. Plus, I followed these instructions below that I found on the hp website: " Opening the Computer Setup Utility To open the Computer Setup Utility, turn on the computer and immediately press the Escape key repeatedly, about once every second, until the Startup menu opens. Then press F10 . To navigate the menus, choose menu screens by pressing the left or right arrow keys. Use the up or down arrow keys to move through the list of items on the menu screen. Press the Enter key to select an item and open a submenu. Then use the left and right arrow keys to modify the settings. Press the F10 key to save the changes and exit from a submenu, or press the Esc key to exit from a submenu without saving the changes." I just rebooted and instead of hitting the escape key, I hit F10 and it brings up the HP setup utility mentioned above which is what I was using and haven't gotten it to work.
That's how it is supposed to work. It is a security risk to have it automatically boot to a bootable CD/DVD without user intervention.
No, it's still not working unless I make it. This is the default settings: UEFI boot sequence is listed in this order: Windows Boot Managaer USB Floppy/cd USB hard drive ATAPI cd/dvd drive Legacy boot sequence: ATAPI cd/dvd drive USB floppy/cd Hard drive I have moved the ATAPI cd/dvd drive in the UEFI boot sequence to be first in order before Windows boot manager but it didn't help I have moved anything that had to do with a cd drive to be first in order but it has made no difference. I have rearranged boot order in computer's bios for years but have never had trouble before. It doesn't make sense to me. Thanks everyone for your time.
From what you say, the UEFI Secure Boot sequence seems that it may be the source of your problem, and you may have to disable it before you can have a chance of getting your desired boot sequence changes to do what you want. I am just giving a SWAG, but that is what I would try with the network disabled on bootup (e.g. to disable my network, I simply turn my router off). -- Tom
Sorry, my post wasn´t clear. What I mean is that Secure Boot only works in Windows 8 (AFAIK). So, If you use Windows 7, this can´t be the problem.
I did not say that Win 7 was a problem, but the very fact that in post #8 it was mentioned that there was a UEFI boot sequence prior to a legacy boot sequence and that may indicate that the new HP hardware is probably compatible with Win 8 UEFI requirements. From my perspective, I am only positing that the UEFI firmware may be the source of the problem, but I am not certain that is so. The only way to disable UEFI is in the BIOS as I understand it, and a Computer Setup Utility afaik is not the BIOS (unless that is what HP calls it). Perhaps it is time for a call to HP Support for assistance? -- Tom
It does not only work in W8 but Microsoft requires it when Windows 8 is factory pre-installed on new computers with UEFI-based motherboard as a security measure to prevent a badguy from inserting a CD or DVD and taking over the computer. So again, this behavior is correct, secure, and best left alone!
