Press the F5 key while booting. This will get you where you want to go.
Kay McCoy wrote:
>
> I am trying to boot a computer into safe mode so that I can run scandisk.
> I can't get it to give me the startup menu. I am running Windows 98 SE;
> help tells me that I should hold down the ctrl key or the f8 key. Have
> done both; Windows continues to load. I looked up information on the
> motherboard thinking maybe the startup menu is motherboard specific and not
> os specific. But I'm a little out of my depth here -- it is a Super Micro
> (6389) board running AMIBIOS. (Not sure of my use of these terms.... But
> those are the right names.) Does anyone have any suggestions for getting
> the startup menu to appear?
>
> Kay McCoy
> Automation Manager
> Fayette County Public Libraries
> 531 Summit Street
> Oak Hill, WV 25901
> http://fayette.lib.wv.us
>
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