Resolved How do I stop post.

When I boot I want to stop post on a screen. Is there a way to do this?

 

Try hitting the Pause or Break key when the screen you want comes up, usually top right side of keyboard. You have to be quick tho' as the post screen's process through rapidly. May take several trys to stop at the screen you want.

The above assumes that your keyboard is active during post.

 

Thanks John, I'll play with that for a while.

 

Still playing with it. can't get it to stop.

 

Hi Ron, a couple more suggestions:

Does the pause/break key stop the post at all? It's very tricky, you have to be quick, quick, quick on striking the pause key. A blink of the eye and you're past the screen you want.

If you have a USB or wireless keyboard it may not be loaded at the point you want to stop the post. Try a PS2 keyboard plugged directly into the computer's PS2 port.

Can you get into the BIOS by using the DEL or ESC key? If so it would indicate that the keyboard (USB, wireless or PS2) is loading at POST startup.

 

John, I have not been able to stop the screen pressing Pause/Break yet.
No wireless keyboard, I have a PS2
Yes I get to the bios using the keyboard..

R

 

The screen is way off center to the right. When I get the screen adjustment on the screen I can only get a couple of ↓ down arrows before it moves to the next screen.
I am a little annal so I want it centered.
R

 

Steve I have made several adjustments, I have to be quick, they do not effect whidows once it boots, just the post bios screens get adjusted.
R
as I said I am a little annal.
R

 

OK Steve I guess you are right. Lets put this one to sleep.
R
I marked this thread solved.

 

Sorry we couldn't help you. Some things are just made to operate in a broken state.