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The forum thread discusses how to view early boot messages on newer systems that display very quickly or hide information, making it difficult to read setup prompts. The original poster suggests pressing the Pause/Break key during startup to pause the boot process and then pressing Enter to continue, which helps in reading messages before the system proceeds. Subsequent posts mention using the Pause/Break key to halt the screen and clarify the method, while one user notes that this issue appears particularly bothersome on Gigabyte motherboards. Overall, the thread offers practical advice to manage fast boot screens, highlighting the usefulness of the Pause/Break key.
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On some newer systems (even home built), the function key message for entering Setup (or any other message) disappears before you get a chance to read it and some monitors are slow to display text when powering up the system, so you may have to reboot to read it again.

So, during the boot process, what ever message you want read when it comes up, PRESS the Pause/Break Key and when your done, PRESS Enter to resume the Boot Process.

Comes in handy if you have a fast boot process.

 

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You could use the "Pause/Break" key though. Just tap that to stop the screen, and press another key to continue; Repeat as necessary.:p
 

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You could use the "Pause/Break" key though. Just tap that to stop the screen, and press another key to continue; Repeat as necessary.:p

Did you read my post thoroughly?

So, during the boot process, what ever message you want read when it comes up, PRESS the Pause/Break Key and when your done, PRESS Enter to resume the Boot Process.
Comes in handy if you have a fast boot process.
Regards,

Don
 

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This seems to be a major annoyance on Gigabyte motherboards.