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February 10th, 2021 05:00

Need to access F12 boot menu on Optiplex 3080 again

It appears that the one-time F12 boot menu was pressed on my Optiplex 3080 so now it won't work.  Being one-time is totally unacceptable.  How do I get to the boot menu again?

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February 10th, 2021 11:00

One time boot menu does not mean it only works once. It means that you can change the boot menu one time instead of the auto boot menu set in the BIOS. That one time change can be done at any boot though. The option you select does not modify your predefined boot order settings. I assume you tried F12 and it does not work. You can press F2 at boot to change and save the boot menu until you decide to change it again.

This web page may explain it better than I have tried.

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February 10th, 2021 12:00

Nothing.  Everything we do, F2 and F12, do not work.  It shows the Dell logo then immediately starts to boot Windows.

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February 10th, 2021 12:00

Secure boot must be off for it to offer it.

Turn on and press

F2 then F12

F2 then F12

F2 then F12

F2 then F12

F2 then F12

F2 then F12

F2 then F12

F2 then F12

F2 then F12

F2 then F12

F2 then F12

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February 11th, 2021 18:00

I take it you press F2 or F12 immediately upon startup (no waiting for keyboard light), and repeatedly?  

Might be time to reset CMOS which also resets BIOS.  If the battery isn't more than 5 years old, remove it for 10 min., reinstall.  If it's more than 5 years old, replace with new.  A bad battery can cause all sorts of seemingly unrelated bizarre problems.

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February 12th, 2021 07:00

Try power off, disconnect power cord, drain power by pressing power button 10 sec, remove CMOs battery from motherboard, let system sit without battery for 30 min, reinstall CMOs battery, test F12 again.

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