I thought I would update in case anyone else gets this as this can lead you down a Thousand roads!!
it turns out my Keyboard a Corsair K65 RGB Vengeance, has a Bios switch !! like most i thought this was away of selected different profiles on my keyboard
But this is not the case, apparently a few manufacturers realise some keyboards can conflict with Pc's and not be recognised by the bios
this switch is like a compatibility switch, you click through until you find the setting that lets you get into your PC's Bios,
Try clearing the CMOS settings and doing a power drain. Refer to the Service Manual under the Clearing CMOS settings section for instructions on how to do this. After clearing the CMOS settings, do a power drain (disconnect all external devices and the power cord, press and hold the power button for 1 minute, connect everything again and turn on the system). Try accessing the Bios to check if it works, let us know how it goes.
MaDMaX68
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August 26th, 2015 04:00
I thought I would update in case anyone else gets this as this can lead you down a Thousand roads!!
it turns out my Keyboard a Corsair K65 RGB Vengeance, has a Bios switch !! like most i thought this was away of selected different profiles on my keyboard
But this is not the case, apparently a few manufacturers realise some keyboards can conflict with Pc's and not be recognised by the bios
this switch is like a compatibility switch, you click through until you find the setting that lets you get into your PC's Bios,
MaDMaX68
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August 26th, 2015 05:00
The problem was my keyboard in the end, turns out if has a Bios switch, to set it to different compatibility setting for a Pc Bios
Alienware - Rodrigo
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August 25th, 2015 10:00
Hi,
Try clearing the CMOS settings and doing a power drain. Refer to the Service Manual under the Clearing CMOS settings section for instructions on how to do this. After clearing the CMOS settings, do a power drain (disconnect all external devices and the power cord, press and hold the power button for 1 minute, connect everything again and turn on the system). Try accessing the Bios to check if it works, let us know how it goes.
MaDMaX68
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August 25th, 2015 12:00
well thats a journey I wouldn't want to repeat!
did exactly as you asked
then booted the pc and get an error " cmos battery fails!!
rtc is reset, bios setup default has been loaded , strike the f1 key to continue f2 to run the setup utility"
but nothing responded,
luckily i remembered the PC shipped with the DELL bare as bones keyboard,
plugged it in . restarted and entered bios successfully,
seems my keyboard isnt liked by the PC, hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
MaDMaX68
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August 26th, 2015 10:00
well thank you as well, you got me going in the right direction :)
Cheers
DaZ
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August 26th, 2015 10:00
Hello,
Thank you for sharing this with the Alienware Community. I'm glad you were able to fix the issue.