Hi. I am having some difficulties with my bios on my computer. I have a MSI 945GM4 Board with a Intel Duo Core 2 2.13 ghz processor with a 6420 CHIPSET. The problem I am having is accessing the bios. I press the delete key where I am prompted to when starting my computer but nothing happens. I have been told that If I go in the bios I can PLAY around with when my second core starts and I believe that this second core is not running well at all. I am trying to play The Elder Scrolls Oblivion on my computer which should play FULLY but is quite choppy. I have a 500 dollar video card so the graphics are not the problem and also 2 gig of ram. So I guess I have a few questions. The first is how can I access my bios? Secondly, Is it true that I can toy around with the duo core to make it more effective? And finally what is the difference between an Intel Pentium 4 and a Duo Core processor. The game specifically says on the back that the recommended is 3.0 ghz Intel Pentium 4, but I thought a Duo core would outmatch that? Any help, advice, or comments for a "noob" of the bios would greatly be appreciated!

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Dukedurl Sounds to me like you're probably using a USB keyboard with a bios that doesn't support usb keyboards.

When you boot up and it tells you to hit delete to go into the settings, is your num lock key coming on, or does it not come on until after?OMFG DUDE!!! Genius. I restarted my computer and just as u predicted the numberkey doesn't turn on until just after I am prompted to press delete... like a quarter of a second miss. So what do I do now? Should I look for another keyboard or is their a quick fix???

Thanks for the help so far!

DukedurlLook for another keyboard that's ps2, or if you can't find that, look for a usb-ps2 adapter (pretty cheap)So I plug the ps/2 keyboard and mouse in no problem and restart my computer. When the prompt screen appears I checked the keyboard and sure ENOUGH it turns on unlike my usb. So I pressed the delete key and then... asdhfkjdhfkjakjhfjkasd. I get a screen for around half a second with a MSI Bios logo in the top left corner and a whole bunch of text but I can't read it because it flashes so quickly. The computer goes to the windows login screen as usual afterwards. If I dont press the delete key at the prompt then I dont get the screen so I know 100% its not the keyboard. So what the heck am I suppose to do now?

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DukedurlIf I were you I would do some searching (probably from whatever company you bought your company from) for the newest (or most stable) version of the bios. I would then update your bios with that new one.I bought my computer from a guy just working at his house. Hes cool and all and my family has bought computers from him before without any problems at all. If I did an update of the bios how would I install it if I can't get into the bios. Another question I have is what is it meant if you flash the bios? It was suggested to me but I was told it could have some serious CONSEQUENCES!!!

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DukedURLYeah, you can flash the bios, effectively erasing and reinstalling it. However, you can face some serious problems if the flash fails or is done incorrectly.so should I maybe think about a reinstall of the entire system cause I have a feeling thats where were headed isnt it?A reinstall of the system will not fix your bios. Bios is on a physical chip in the computer... not quite the same as the software stored on your OS.Are you hitting the delete key just once or repeatedly ? ?
Does the BIOS screen fully load or No ?
If not i would replace the CMOS battery... about the size of a dime ...located on the MBoard.
Part # CR2032 available at any computer store or Wally World.

I'd highly suggest not flashing the BIOS without providing more info on what updates are available from MSI...

Many doorstops have been created this way.