Power on by keyboard on Gigabyte Z68X UD3P

[nijel]

OK, I got it now. Your CBROM198 is CBROM32_198 so you should execute:

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CBROM32_198 Z68XUD3P.F4 /group extract
Same goes for all commands.
Or just rename your CBROM32_198.EXE to CBROM198.EXE and follow the instructions I posted.

[leno]

Sorry to bump this oldie, but is there any valid reason why Gigabyte disables the 'Any KEY' option by default? It's a bit annoying having to mod the bios every time a new one comes out, and statistically the odds for me messing something up and killing the board increase each time

Thanks to the op for the tutorial! The power button on my pc is behind a door, so turning on via keyboard is the only practical way, and it's a lot easier to just hit any key than to look for a specific key (single key 'password').

[Dark Mantis]

I can't really say for sure but I would guess that they limit it to a specific key as opposed to any key so that it will decrease the likelyhood of erroneous startups. As always there are arguments for and against it.

[leno]

The two options can coexist. After modding, you can still use the original password/single key method, or the any key option. If accidental startups are an issue to the user, they just don't have to use the any key option.

I'm just hoping there are no hardware/performance/keyboard catching fire related reasons why it's disabled.