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3 Replies Last post: Jan 24, 2009 8:07 AM by jimbo45

Mega frustrated -- Boot up is TOO FAST -- Can't get into VM BIOS setup to change Boot device. not enough time

Jan 24, 2009 6:39 AM

jimbo45 300 posts since
May 26, 2006

Hi guys --I never EVER thought I have to say this on a computer but the VM boot up sequence is TOO fast.
I just don't have time to press the correct keys in time to get either the BIOS set up or ESC to get the boot menu.

Any tricks to slow this down so I can actually boot from the CD.

Normally I want computers to go faster but this is one instance where it's TOO FAST. By the time I can even get a key press to enter I get Invalid System Disk -- I KNOW it's invalid system disc that's why I'm trying to install anew guest from the CD -- ths Quick Create VM wizard is no good in this case as I have to swap CD's several time during the install and the wizard doesn't release the CD until the Guest OS is installed.

Cheers
jimbo

Reply Re: Mega frustrated -- Boot up is TOO FAST -- Can't get into VM BIOS setup to change Boot device. not enough time Jan 24, 2009 6:57 AM

Troy Clavell 6,043 posts since
Oct 12, 2007

check out this thread, there's a way to delay the BIOS

http://communities.vmware.com/thread/106757

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Reply Re: Mega frustrated -- Boot up is TOO FAST -- Can't get into VM BIOS setup to change Boot device. not enough time Jan 24, 2009 7:30 AM

continuum 12,265 posts since
Dec 18, 2003

check the bios-vmx-parameters

http://sanbarrow.com/vmx/vmx-advanced.html#bios

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description of vmx-parameters: http://sanbarrow.com/vmx.html
VMware-liveCD: http://sanbarrow.com/moa.html

Reply Re: Mega frustrated -- Boot up is TOO FAST -- Can't get into VM BIOS setup to change Boot device. not enough time Jan 24, 2009 8:07 AM

in response to: continuum

jimbo45 300 posts since
May 26, 2006

Hi guys found the answer -- simpler than I thought 6.5.1 has a direct Power==> Power to Bios in the menu (people had obviously encountered this problem before).

Cheers

jimbo

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