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    Help getting the 9262 into safe mode

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by abstravel, Oct 25, 2008.

  1. abstravel

    abstravel Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,
    I'm trying to get into safe mode, but I can't accomplish it.
    I do a restart, press F8 when the initial Sager logo comes on, I hear the beep, beep, but it just goes into the regular login screen (not safe mode).
    I've tried Ctrl-F8, and also F12, without success.

    Is there a trick into getting the 9262 into safe mode?

    My configuration is:
    D900C (9262)
    Vista Business 64 bit
    Quad Q9550 2.8Mhs
    4.0 GB memory
    Dual 200GB HD in Raid-1
    Dual 8800M GTX in SLI (512MB each)

    Thanks in advance,

    Douglas
     
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    abstravel Notebook Consultant

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    Found a work-around for the 9262 not getting into safe mode after pressing F8 on the initial startup screen (sager) after a reboot.

    Just login normally, click on Start-Run, enter: msconfig
    Then CHECK the safe mode checkbox in the boot.ini tab, apply and click the restart button.

    This will force your computer to start in safe mode.
    Once you're done doing whatever you need in safe mode, just reverse, msconfig, UNCHECK safe mode in the boot.ini tab, apply, restart.

    Hope this helps those others that may be having the same problem I was.
    By the way, I was not able to find anything on how to start in safe mode while doing a search in this forum.

    Regards,
     
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  3. Johnksss

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    you just have to hit it f8 several times after the raid screen starts to disappear, to insure you get the safe mode screen to come up.
     
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    abstravel Notebook Consultant

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    Johnksss,

    Thanks for the reply. I've done that and it didn't help.
    Maybe, because I also hit the F8 key several times on the previous screen?

    I got into safe mode via msconfig. Once I'm done on safe mode and restart normally, I'll shut it down and try hitting the F8 key several times, AFTER the raid screen comes up.

    Thanks,
     
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    yep..you only get a certain amount of keystrokes before they stop taking instruction. that's why...the later the better. and try hitting f8 like once every 1 second, but only up to maybe 5 key strokes...
     
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    You need to press f8 after the raid screen but before the windows boot screen (ie at the very beginning of the windows boot screen) as you are giving the command to the windows bootloader and no to the bios.

    Try pressing f8 several times (once a second ish) at the end of the raid screen/beginning of the windows boot screen. It should give you the boot menu.
     
    theriko, Oct 25, 2008
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