Genesis IV - Bios Key?

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Hi,

Just purchased a Genesis IV laptop with an SSD drive (and secondary HDD/no optical), and No OS installed. I can't seem to access the BIOS.. tapping F8 doesn't seem to do anything and I've tried all the other F* keys.. the screen is black, then PC Specialist Logo, then Windows 8 loads. I want to install Windows 7 and I have an external optical that I'm going to connect through USB, and I need to get into the BIOS to change the boot order in order to do that.

Q: So what is the BIOS key for the Genesis IV laptop?

Thanks :)
 
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I managed to find the BIOS (had to restart and hold F2).

When I go to install Windows 7, which I did by restarting and holding F7 to change boot order and selecting the external DVD drive, it loads the installation files and gets to the Windows 7 splash screen and then freezes. Help?
 
moosEh

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If we have installed a test OS of windows 8 you will need to go into the BIOS and turn off UEFI SECURE BOOT. Normally last tab before the save tab.

Then try again.
 
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No joy, still crashes at the Windows 7 splash screen. The BIOS tabs I have are: Main, Advanced, Security, Boot, Exit. On Security I have: Set SUpervisor Password, Platform mode (setup), Secure Boot (disabled), secure boot control (disabled).
 
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You were right, I had to disable that UEFI secure boot, got it all installed and working now. I disabled the secure boot, as I wrote above, in the other tab in the BIOS. Should I turn that back on, or just leave it off?
 
moosEh

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Its to protect your windows 8 from being formatted over by any other OS.. Otherwise known as inconveniencing your day.
 
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