VMWare Notes
Revision as of 14:04, 11 December 2023 by Root (talk | contribs) (Created page with "...a quick Cheat Sheet that shouldn't need to exist. But since VMWare Workstation is so F*!&$#@ OBTUSE, here it is; ==== To enter the BIOS or Boot Menu ==== First turn into SuperMan (or woman) so you can be fast enough to press the ESC Key or F2 key (but first also be fast enough to click into the active window or pressing the appropriate key won't matter. If you can't do that, then try the following; * In the VMWare GUI, to to Edit Virtual Machine Settings, Options,...")
...a quick Cheat Sheet that shouldn't need to exist. But since VMWare Workstation is so F*!&$#@ OBTUSE, here it is;
To enter the BIOS or Boot Menu
First turn into SuperMan (or woman) so you can be fast enough to press the ESC Key or F2 key (but first also be fast enough to click into the active window or pressing the appropriate key won't matter. If you can't do that, then try the following;
- In the VMWare GUI, to to Edit Virtual Machine Settings, Options, Advanced, and look for... Ha! Just kidding. It doesn't exist there.
- In the .VMX File for the Virtual Machine, add or edit the following line;
- bios.bootDelay = "WXYZ" (milliseconds)
- bios.forceSetupOnce = "TRUE"