Diagnose BIOS issues with the old Supermicro X8SAX

F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Diagnose BIOS issues with the old Supermicro X8SAX

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07-24-2016, 10:03 AM

The office equipment includes an outdated flight simulator they assigned me to maintain. After a graphical glitch, the screen became unresponsive until I restarted it. I swapped out the CMOS battery and tried booting via BIOS using a PS/2 keyboard, but the issue persists. It works with F11/F12 for changing boot options. Someone knows about typical problems or BIOS quirks on this kind of system. Updated September 23, 2025 by T271

Scra3mITout

07-24-2016, 10:03 AM #1

BenTGreat
Senior Member

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07-24-2016, 06:55 PM

Confirm if "Delete" is the correct button to press for the bios on this device.

BenTGreat

07-24-2016, 06:55 PM #2

Confirm if "Delete" is the correct button to press for the bios on this device.

FureaMC
Senior Member

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07-24-2016, 08:05 PM

I think I'm not understanding correctly. The guide mentions using 'delete' often, but sometimes F1 or F2 are better. This particular situation happened once, and F1 helped me out.

FureaMC

07-24-2016, 08:05 PM #3

I think I'm not understanding correctly. The guide mentions using 'delete' often, but sometimes F1 or F2 are better. This particular situation happened once, and F1 helped me out.

LewisS_1999
Member

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08-01-2016, 03:33 AM

It's normal to feel this way; everyone experiences it.

LewisS_1999

08-01-2016, 03:33 AM #4

It's normal to feel this way; everyone experiences it.