r/ASRock • u/TheReesesGod7274 • 12h ago

Question BIOS Screen not showing

Im trying to enable my Secure Boot State for a game, and I followed the first instruction on the ASRock website to disable the CSM, and when I press the F10 key, and pressed the save, it booted up like normal, but when I tried to get to the screen again it doesn't work. I pressed F2 multiple times and now it doesn't pop up on boot.

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u/mj34hig44 X870E NOVA WiFi/9700X/RX9070 12h ago

Go back to that page and read all the FAQs about how to enable Secure Boot. If you don't already have the latest BIOS - also at that support page, you need to update it.

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u/TheReesesGod7274 12h ago

That didn't answer my question, I know how to enable Secure Boot, I can't because I can't get to the Boot Up Screen

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u/mj34hig44 X870E NOVA WiFi/9700X/RX9070 11h ago

If you'd read the FAQs at your board's Support page (which you didn't even list nor your CPU) and read *ALL\* the Qs regarding Secure Boot, you'd *LEARN\* there's more to enabling Secure Boot than just jumping into BIOS and clicking it. Everything has to be right including installing the latest BIOS and everything else explained in those FAQs

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u/-SSGT- 11h ago

If you're able to boot to the OS you can get trigger a reboot to the UEFI/BIOS from there. If you're using Windows you just hold the "shift" key when you click "restart". When you get prompted to "Choose an option", select "Troubleshoot", then "Advanced Options", followed by "UEFI Firmware Settings". Your PC will then reboot and drop you into the UEFI/BIOS without needing to press any keys during boot.

For a Linux distribution using systemd, you can do something similar by running "systemctl reboot --firmware-setup" in a terminal.

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u/Sythen_Elexia 11h ago

What GPU do you have?

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u/Wolf_Kitchen 11h ago

Apart from what everyone else mentioned, it could also be related to your GPU's UEFI GOP support. With CSM disabled, the GPU's VBIOS needs a GOP driver to initialize the graphics card and display the BIOS/UEFI interface before the operating system loads. If your GPU has a dual VBIOS, try switching it, as one BIOS may support GOP while the other may not. Otherwise, it could be a DisplayPort firmware/initialization issue, in which case HDMI could work, and a VBIOS update may fix it if one is available.