elfinkind

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I have recently gone through a RASH of installations of different versions of Linux. I was using an old decrepit hd so I wasn't worried about anything, and I was deliberately being rough on the installs in an effort to learn about using *nix operating systems. Indeed, I learned a lot, which is how I ultimately ended up with Arch as my primary OS.

At some point along the way, I managed to put something into my BIOS that changed the delay at startup from the original 10 seconds to a mind blowing (and highly irritating) 30 seconds. I don't remember what I did or when or with which install, but now I want to change it back to the way it was.

Can anyone help me? I have entered the BIOS on setup so many times I just about have the screens memorized, but I don't see a way to change it from BIOS itself. Hopefully there is a way to access it and fix it. This is driving me nuts!

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!

catkin

Are you certain it's in the BIOS and not in the loader? What is the last message you see before the delay starts?

elfinkind

I'm talking about the BIOS splash screen at the beginning of powerup, where I can press F1 to enter the BIOS or F10 to restore (which doesn't work anymore, as this was originally a windoze machine).

That screen stays up for 30 seconds now, where it used to only stay up for 8 or 10 seconds.

It has nothing to do with the OS, as it happens before GRUB comes up. I know how to configure the GRUB delay, but that isn't the same thing at all. I need to figure out how to change the BIOS delay.

Thanks for asking, hope this helps!

~sHyLoCk~

Make sure you don't have any devices plugged in, like USB or cd/dvd in your cdrom. I have no idea but have a look at this.

BenoitSvB

Considering the above info I would check in BIOS Setup if "Quick Boot" is enabled in BIOS; that would skip extensive memory checks which could easily take your 20 lost seconds...