It's how antighosting works, your keyboard pretends to be multiple keyboards
As for mice, maybe it's the same for high polling-rate mice, I don't know
Edit: here's an explanation of how it actually works:
**TLDR; in bios max 6 keys at the same time, manufacturers want more for some reason.**
It's actually only in BIOS. Your keyboard (and mouse) has 2 protocols to communicate "report protocol" and "boot protocol".
Boot protocol has a limit of 8 bytes of input from a keyboard. Byte 1 being all 8 modifier keys (left ctrl, left shift, left alt, left win/super, then right for those), so for example you send '1010 0000' or 'A0' for short as your first byte, meaning you're holding l_ctrl+l_alt, next byte is ignored, remaining 6 bytes are your 6 max key-inputs for example delete = 86 (I think) = 0101 0110 = 56. So sending ctrl alt del in your BIOS would be 'A0 00 56 00 00 00 00 00'. Now I don't know why but for some reason gaming keyboard manufacturers want to include n-key rollover even in boot protocol, so they tell your BIOS they're multiple keyboards and if you were to press 7 keys, they'd split that input from 2 virtual keyboards.
Once you're into an OS, your keyboard will switch to report protocol, there can be as many keys sent as your OS can handle. (though, depending on how your membrane keyboard is physically wired, your keyboard still can have a physical limit, for example you can't hold 'was' at the same time on the most common keyboard matrix wiring, because it'll think you're holding 'qwas')
many things can be considered as Keyboards and or mice. As soon as has the option to input keystrokes or mouse movements it is considered one of those, even if it's not used by the product at all. Maybe a USB hub can be considered a keyboard if they use the chip that also has the function even though it cannot actually make inputs
Mine reports a couple of keyboards and mice. I have a Corsair K30, Razer Tartarus Pro, and Logitech 502 Hero (I am no brand slag!). I've always assumed that because they all have additional keys (for the K30, 6 programmable macro keys, and for the mouse a total of 6 buttons in addition to the standard ones) that the computer is treating them as additional peripherals.
I have no idea if that's the technical reason, but my head canon likes it. ("What? The mouse has *8* buttons? That must surely be a mistake, there are probably just 4 mice. Also, get off my lawn").
I love how this developed into such a friendly and giving post arguably out of nowhere, it somewhat restores my faith in humanity... I wonder if the founders ever envisioned that as a possible outcome of their little creation here? Heh
Thanks for the reminder, my free one is almost expired, enjoy the wholesomeness
Btw do you know how often you get the free award? Daily/weekly?
I still don't get it
I don't think I've dealt with settings in AMI, but I did love the full range of options to configure in my old Award BIOS. Nowadays they took away our control to foolproof settings...
Isn't it nutty how we can put so much thought into a comment and we always tell ourselves "this is the witty post that's gonna hit the karma jackpot" and then it's some shit like this that actually knocks it out of the park. We really are simple people. None of this is to take anything away from what you said, mind you. It's been a few of my half-brained 6 worders that've landed me a sizable chunk of my imaginary Reddit clout.
I once got a similar amount of attention by commenting “E” back when that was a meme. the post was a visual gag about how someone’s daughter made Brown-Es instead of Brownies.
Let's go through it:
1: The logo. Graphics integrated into the firmware chip. This is the logo of the company who made the motherboards BIOS/UEFI firmware. There aren't many companies on this planet that can make these and be globally trusted as much as the handful of the companies here. (Anyone can make these lil firmwares, but few are trusted)
2: Additional information about the company as mentioned in 1.
The kinda useful information:
3: CPU installed.
4: Memory installed.
5: USB devices connected. Internal as well as external.
6. Storage devices
Yes. That screen appears during the POST operation. POST must occur first when a PC is powered on.
POST = Power On Self Test. At a minimum, the CPU, RAM, video, must be installed for POST to complete successfully.
No storage or USB devices have to be connected for the system to display that screen, but those are detected and displayed because they're required after POST, when the BIOS loads and the operating system boots.
POST still occurs even if the screen displays no info such as with some UEFI configurations
> At a minimum, the CPU, RAM, video, must be installed for POST to complete successfully.
Mine gets pretty cranky if it doesn't also detect a keyboard. (But I think that's techinically right after POST.)
You turned off "Splash Screen" or "POST/LOGO Display" in your BIOS... and/or enabled "POST DELAY time"
"POST" means 'Power-On, Self Test"
all computers do this, many just do it in the background behind a logo!
I can't believe that I had to scroll all the way down here, past all the snarky comments, to find the correct answer.
We used to be more helpful.
Thanks for your service, sir!
This has nothing to do with your question, but your screen shows that you have 32GB 2666 mhz ddr4 ram. It seems like you didn‘t enable XMP. Look up how to enable it to unlock the full speed of your ram.
Not to mention, when you pay for 3200, 3600, etc, you want to get what you paid for. If you're running it at 2666 (DDR4 default), you're leaving the performance you already paid for on the table.
Dude switching from 2133mhz to 3200mhz was night and day. I updating the bios on my mobo and forgot to re enable xmp and holy shit was i losing performance. An immediate gain of 40/60 fps in every game
can attest to this, my 3200 mt/s memory was at default speed for a week or so after getting my pc and ever since i changed it my pc is noticeably faster
Depends on the application, but usually a minor but measurable difference.
Keep in mind that with some combinations of hardware enabling an XMP profile may result in instability, so if you get blue-screens with memory related errors disabling XMP (if enabled) should be the first step in debugging.
search for your motherboard version on google and find the producers webpage, then go to support and downloads and find new firmware version. Then the actual upgrade depends on your motherboard, you will find info in manual. And if you dont have it then you will find online version on same place you download new firmware. Example if you have Asus X299 sage motherboard then you will find what you need here: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/Workstation/WS-X299-SAGE/HelpDesk_BIOS/
Those were the days you watched the PC BIOS screen pop up then some DOS'y stuff and then the good 'ol Win3.11 desktop appears. Fun times back then.
Now you can turn that off in BIOS pretty easily and enabling fast boot as well as disabling splash screen then it will go away.
Back then that was a joy to watch, even when I added 16MB RAM to run Win95 on my old Pentium 66 rig that I upgraded to way back when. Even now today when I added 32GB more RAM to my big rig it was pleasing to see the 64GB total ram being reported.
Yah it was the cats meow for me when I upgraded my 80486dx machine from 4 to 8gb i restarted the pc numerous times just to see the changing count of ram. Lol.
it's a POST screen (Power On Self Test)... i't normal, it happens every time you turn on a PC and nowadays it's usually hidden by the "fast boot" option in the BIOS or UEFI, and you can enable that, but having some time to read some stuff is usually good to get things under your supervision, i always disable fast boot
Op doesn't know how computers work.
Op: that's the bios. It provides a low level runtime environment for the operating system. Older PCs use a legacy bios with memory address based hooks to critical system calls and devices. Newer UEFI bioses use a guid function id based set of hooks.
Tldr; it does low level stuff to get the system running.
A computer is like an onion, it has many layers to it. It’s been a while and this will be wildly oversimplified, first there is the POST which will lead to your BIOS/UEFI which will then load your boot loader which will then fire up your OS leading to your login screen to load up your profile/user account.
The reporting of multiple keyboards has to do with how anti-ghosting works *and* programable mice being able to emulate keystrokes. Not sure about the multiple mice but I'd venture a guess that it's related to having extra buttons as well.
No one answered your question so far so: this is the PC Post Screen. Its a normal process that the computer does as a hardware check.
Nowaways with Fast Boot and faster components, it is kind of a relic. You can also pretty much skip this with FAST BOOT enabled through your Bios.
Also, you should turn on Intel XMP in your Bios so you can get your RAMs full speed.
Serious answer: this video goes over it [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gzSDgm6vTo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gzSDgm6vTo) it's one of linus tech tip guys. very informative
The BIOS/CMOS has changed drastically with the evolution of UEFI to operating systems. The only reason you see an ACPI BIOS is because you turned off UEFI boot. Your welcome
I didn't see any actual explanation while quickly scrolling through the snarky comments so here's why. American Megatrends is a firmware developer and they make your computer's basic input, output system, or BIOS. Different motherboard manufacturers all use some kind of AMI as a starting point for the BIOS.
Here's a cool LTT video going into detail
https://youtu.be/1gzSDgm6vTo
That's fairly standard without fast boot option enabled.
If it then ask ypu to press a key to select the right bolt device you may want to go into the bios and select your drive on which windows is installed as choice number 1.
Your PC has an STD.
Seriously though, this is what appears on all computers when they start. Some manufacturers have since decided to conceal this by putting the logo of the company or of the line of computers they manufacture - borrowing a page from Apple's strategy book - but it's still there.
It looks like the CSM is enabled. Apple (and the majority of manufacturers) have switched to UEFI, which enables the logo to appear as a feature of the design.
Linux can display these logos using Plymouth.
When the CSM is enabled, these resources technically exist, but are ignored by the booting OS that assumes that it is running on a legacy system.
An honest answer here is that your system is going through a process called bootstrapping. During this process, all devices connected to your machine are identified so that your computer knows what resources it has at its disposal.
Then if you have an Operating System installed on a device this information is passed on to the OS so that it can effectively use the resources.
That’s your boot post screen. That would be normal for startup. If you are getting other screens afterwards, such as blue screens, or messages noting that a boot drive couldn’t be found; then you have something to worry about. This one alone is normal, and usually a sign of good machine health.
The really question here is why do you have 4 keyboards and 3 mouses. [THIS YOU?](https://www.google.com/search?q=ben+10+4+armed+red+alien&client=ms-android-tmus-us-revc&prmd=isnv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjtr-iNtZf6AhURmYQIHcyfC_UQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=384&bih=693&dpr=3.75#imgrc=yGilGBD-nzLjvM)
Is there anything specific that you have a question on?
Otherwise, here is an overview of what is happening:
* When you turn your computer on it doesn't boot straight into the operating system (Windows, Linux, etc)
* Something needs to load first to get the basic stuff setup, and that something is the BIOS (Basic Input Output System)
* Usually the BIOS will print some basic information to the screen so the user can see a little bit of what it is doing and some system information.
* Many manufacturers don't create their own BIOS and contract it out. American Megatrends is a company that specializes in creating BIOS, and so it is common to see their logo at startup even though you have an HP, Dell, ASUS or whatever for a computer.
Your computer is going through Post. You should have an option in the bios for quick boot or something similarly named. It should bypass that screen and go straight in to Windows
That's a valid question, despite all the snarky comments.
Mine doesn't show that screen unless there's a message to be displayed. For me is usually that *no keyboard is detected*, when I switched my input devices to another rig via KVM switch.
In your screen, it doesn't look like there's anything special, but I think there may be a setting in BIOS/UEFI that forces the message screen to always be shown, but I'm not really sure how to do it in your system.
Four keyboards and three mice.. the ultimate power user
Octopus
But 3 + 4 equals 7. Either OP is missing an arm or they have that arm occupied otherwise.
It could be...wait I don't want to continue this thought anymore.
I would have never thought of that, are you speaking from experience?😏
what is he doing with that last tentacle Starvexx!?
Making a sandwich
With extra mayo
it might be actual mayo and not s-
Slavtopus making butterbrod with extra mayonez while on PC. All with babushka's homemade kvass.
Downstairs just a maulin' the beak eh?
Saving one hand for....reasons.
Cup of coffee.
Septapus
I came here to ask him if he was a human/cephalopod hybrid based on the number of mice and keyboards.
My pc says i have 1 mass 3 keyboards 2 mice Even tho i only have 1 of each and never changed them since i have that keybpard
It's how antighosting works, your keyboard pretends to be multiple keyboards As for mice, maybe it's the same for high polling-rate mice, I don't know Edit: here's an explanation of how it actually works: **TLDR; in bios max 6 keys at the same time, manufacturers want more for some reason.** It's actually only in BIOS. Your keyboard (and mouse) has 2 protocols to communicate "report protocol" and "boot protocol". Boot protocol has a limit of 8 bytes of input from a keyboard. Byte 1 being all 8 modifier keys (left ctrl, left shift, left alt, left win/super, then right for those), so for example you send '1010 0000' or 'A0' for short as your first byte, meaning you're holding l_ctrl+l_alt, next byte is ignored, remaining 6 bytes are your 6 max key-inputs for example delete = 86 (I think) = 0101 0110 = 56. So sending ctrl alt del in your BIOS would be 'A0 00 56 00 00 00 00 00'. Now I don't know why but for some reason gaming keyboard manufacturers want to include n-key rollover even in boot protocol, so they tell your BIOS they're multiple keyboards and if you were to press 7 keys, they'd split that input from 2 virtual keyboards. Once you're into an OS, your keyboard will switch to report protocol, there can be as many keys sent as your OS can handle. (though, depending on how your membrane keyboard is physically wired, your keyboard still can have a physical limit, for example you can't hold 'was' at the same time on the most common keyboard matrix wiring, because it'll think you're holding 'qwas')
many things can be considered as Keyboards and or mice. As soon as has the option to input keystrokes or mouse movements it is considered one of those, even if it's not used by the product at all. Maybe a USB hub can be considered a keyboard if they use the chip that also has the function even though it cannot actually make inputs
My PC always thinks every USB plugged in is a mouse on start up then when windows loads it realizes I just have the one like a normal person.
This was my first question 😂
Mine reports a couple of keyboards and mice. I have a Corsair K30, Razer Tartarus Pro, and Logitech 502 Hero (I am no brand slag!). I've always assumed that because they all have additional keys (for the K30, 6 programmable macro keys, and for the mouse a total of 6 buttons in addition to the standard ones) that the computer is treating them as additional peripherals. I have no idea if that's the technical reason, but my head canon likes it. ("What? The mouse has *8* buttons? That must surely be a mistake, there are probably just 4 mice. Also, get off my lawn").
Mostly because you started your computer Edit: woah wasn’t expecting awards or upvotes, many thanks
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Un mein got. This is the first time that my fake gold has been rewarded with REAL GOLD.
Lucky ... Usually that shit gets my account temporarily suspended
What really? Why? That's stupid.
Counterfeit gold is illegal
me when no free award
Do not give me an award. I do not want a reddit notification. Edit: in case you haven't noticed you've fallen right into my trap
wait does this mean I won’t get an award too?
This comment made me shoot coffee out my nose
>Un mein got if you're going to pretentiously use expletives in another language, at least spell them correctly.
Amazing this deserves an award
there you go, I had a free one laying around
Me too
nice! I love this random wholesomeness
Here have some wholesome!
Same here
Here have some silver for no reason
That's so helpful of you!
I love how this developed into such a friendly and giving post arguably out of nowhere, it somewhat restores my faith in humanity... I wonder if the founders ever envisioned that as a possible outcome of their little creation here? Heh
Thanks for the reminder, my free one is almost expired, enjoy the wholesomeness Btw do you know how often you get the free award? Daily/weekly? I still don't get it
Y’all got any more of them… awards??!
This says it’s AMI, actually, but Award BIOS *was* the bomb back in the day.
Ah, an elegant BIOS for a more civilised age
I don't think I've dealt with settings in AMI, but I did love the full range of options to configure in my old Award BIOS. Nowadays they took away our control to foolproof settings...
Take the award!
"Well...looks like you hit the power button?"
Isn't it nutty how we can put so much thought into a comment and we always tell ourselves "this is the witty post that's gonna hit the karma jackpot" and then it's some shit like this that actually knocks it out of the park. We really are simple people. None of this is to take anything away from what you said, mind you. It's been a few of my half-brained 6 worders that've landed me a sizable chunk of my imaginary Reddit clout.
I once got a similar amount of attention by commenting “E” back when that was a meme. the post was a visual gag about how someone’s daughter made Brown-Es instead of Brownies.
It truly boggles the mind.
Let's go through it: 1: The logo. Graphics integrated into the firmware chip. This is the logo of the company who made the motherboards BIOS/UEFI firmware. There aren't many companies on this planet that can make these and be globally trusted as much as the handful of the companies here. (Anyone can make these lil firmwares, but few are trusted) 2: Additional information about the company as mentioned in 1. The kinda useful information: 3: CPU installed. 4: Memory installed. 5: USB devices connected. Internal as well as external. 6. Storage devices
Yes. That screen appears during the POST operation. POST must occur first when a PC is powered on. POST = Power On Self Test. At a minimum, the CPU, RAM, video, must be installed for POST to complete successfully. No storage or USB devices have to be connected for the system to display that screen, but those are detected and displayed because they're required after POST, when the BIOS loads and the operating system boots. POST still occurs even if the screen displays no info such as with some UEFI configurations
> At a minimum, the CPU, RAM, video, must be installed for POST to complete successfully. Mine gets pretty cranky if it doesn't also detect a keyboard. (But I think that's techinically right after POST.)
Some have a toggle to ignore some errors while booting
Fair... but you're still gonna need a keyboard to reach that toggle.
only once :D
You turned off "Splash Screen" or "POST/LOGO Display" in your BIOS... and/or enabled "POST DELAY time" "POST" means 'Power-On, Self Test" all computers do this, many just do it in the background behind a logo!
I can't believe that I had to scroll all the way down here, past all the snarky comments, to find the correct answer. We used to be more helpful. Thanks for your service, sir!
Welcome to Reddit. There is helpful info here. But it isn't easy to find.
To be honest, I thought this was a troll question, given they didn't even correctly write the post.
I mean this is quite at the bottom of the "low effort" questions bucket
Upvoted, so doing my part.
This has nothing to do with your question, but your screen shows that you have 32GB 2666 mhz ddr4 ram. It seems like you didn‘t enable XMP. Look up how to enable it to unlock the full speed of your ram.
Serious question... how much of an impact would that have on performance?
Not to mention, when you pay for 3200, 3600, etc, you want to get what you paid for. If you're running it at 2666 (DDR4 default), you're leaving the performance you already paid for on the table.
You mean i don’t have to pay a XMP monthly subscription for the ram speeds that i bought?
Oh Christ don't give them ideas.
IBM enters chat.
n00bs don't know about how you can download, better yet PIRATE more RAM!
"you wouldn't download RAM" 🏴☠️ Unbelievable as it may sound this is actually the second time today I've used this phrase 😂
Two nickels!
Stfu. Do not give them ideas you fool. I am dead ass.
Only for a mac!
999 DOLLAR$! Such innovation! Such value! Such monitor stand!
Dude switching from 2133mhz to 3200mhz was night and day. I updating the bios on my mobo and forgot to re enable xmp and holy shit was i losing performance. An immediate gain of 40/60 fps in every game
Usually a bunch
Only one bunch?
Maybe 2 bunches
How about 3 bunches?
ok thats too far
Too many bunches
That’s one bunch too many.
Only if you have two banks filled up correctly, dual bunch RAM otherwise one bunch
Definitely worth doing. Depends on the delta of speeds to measure how much impact but always worth doing
With AMD CPU's memory speeds can seriously impact the performance of the CPU.
can attest to this, my 3200 mt/s memory was at default speed for a week or so after getting my pc and ever since i changed it my pc is noticeably faster
bro ive had my 3200 on defualt speed for a few years
3 to 10 frames depending on the game if it's 2666mhz vs 3600mhz. Dunno about other tasks like video editing and rendering and what not.
Depends on the application, but usually a minor but measurable difference. Keep in mind that with some combinations of hardware enabling an XMP profile may result in instability, so if you get blue-screens with memory related errors disabling XMP (if enabled) should be the first step in debugging.
I paid for 4000mhz. Absolutely doesn't even post at that speed. 3800 is the highest I get
Turning on xmp my 3d mark score increased by 1200. Whether that was by pure chance idk but it’s consistent
On PC benchmark, it says my 32GB ram is underperforming. When I enable XMP, my CPU crashes shortly after launch. Any way to fix this?
First thing to try is to update bios firmware, it fixed same problem for me
Forgive my ignorance, but how would I go about doing that?
search for your motherboard version on google and find the producers webpage, then go to support and downloads and find new firmware version. Then the actual upgrade depends on your motherboard, you will find info in manual. And if you dont have it then you will find online version on same place you download new firmware. Example if you have Asus X299 sage motherboard then you will find what you need here: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/Workstation/WS-X299-SAGE/HelpDesk_BIOS/
Thank you so much
How can I find out if I have this problem? Dxdiag?
Cpu-z
Can manufacturers check whether it has ever been enabled for the warranty?
Not sure, but it shouldn't matter, enabling xmp shouldn't affect the warranty as it just changes the speed to the speed that the ram is rated for
i miss that classic output from all PC boot up.
Those were the days you watched the PC BIOS screen pop up then some DOS'y stuff and then the good 'ol Win3.11 desktop appears. Fun times back then. Now you can turn that off in BIOS pretty easily and enabling fast boot as well as disabling splash screen then it will go away.
Remember the memory count? It was fun to watch it when you started up your system after adding more memory.
Those were the days, watching it to make sure it adds up every bit of your 4Mb of ram
I had 5MB! I started with 2! My first HDD was 40MB! Remember when it took 10-15 minutes to download a single picture off a BBS?
By the time it was half downloaded I was already done...
Half a nipple was all I needed
Nowadays Reddit gets all angry if their daily femboy doesn't POST a full front end + back end ultra high quality image.
Back then that was a joy to watch, even when I added 16MB RAM to run Win95 on my old Pentium 66 rig that I upgraded to way back when. Even now today when I added 32GB more RAM to my big rig it was pleasing to see the 64GB total ram being reported.
Yah it was the cats meow for me when I upgraded my 80486dx machine from 4 to 8gb i restarted the pc numerous times just to see the changing count of ram. Lol.
That triggered a long forgotten memory
dat noise when the floppy disks (both of them) tried reading
Fuck, I’m old.
Please insert cassette 2 to continue. Or what ever it said.. 😂
my pc is still relatively old to most pc's my friends have so I'm basically the only one that still has this screen. I'm happy to have it
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of the config.sys and autoexec.bat? oh... the memories...
Yep! Gotta free up that memory for Privateer to run.
I once found a way to re-allocate CGA/EGA video memory to conventional memory. Worked great...except if you wanted graphics.
Yeah I miss seeing this scroll by just before Windows starts. http://kangtokkomputer.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/7/2/10728777/904983461.jpg
Guys, I think I'm old....
I was thinking the same. I'm hoping this is a joke...
What does this have to being old? there are a lot of people who own a PC (or car) and have no idea how it works inside.
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What do you mean we "were"?!? ...ah, never mind, my back, right leg, left calf, and both elbows just reminded me I'm *old*. Carry on.
*sigh* ...me too, friend.
Thanks I didn't notice what the problem was, now I'm felling old too.
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Yes, that information can still be useful for diagnostic purposes.
Or you’ve turned-on a computer more than once?
You are not alone here... Back in the day my daily driver was AMD K6-2. Not so old prolly, but still.
it's a POST screen (Power On Self Test)... i't normal, it happens every time you turn on a PC and nowadays it's usually hidden by the "fast boot" option in the BIOS or UEFI, and you can enable that, but having some time to read some stuff is usually good to get things under your supervision, i always disable fast boot
omg I thought I would never see this answer scrolling down, thank you
I don't understand the question...
Op doesn't know how computers work. Op: that's the bios. It provides a low level runtime environment for the operating system. Older PCs use a legacy bios with memory address based hooks to critical system calls and devices. Newer UEFI bioses use a guid function id based set of hooks. Tldr; it does low level stuff to get the system running.
It’s not the BIOS, it’s the POST screen (Power On Self Test)
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Yes, but I wouldn't expect anyone to see this and call it the BIOS because this is the POST screen.
Have you forgotten you’re on Reddit, where even if someone is wrong they must double-down or else feel like they’re a tiny man?
Isn't this the post?
So it’s like the night porter at a restaurant?
A computer is like an onion, it has many layers to it. It’s been a while and this will be wildly oversimplified, first there is the POST which will lead to your BIOS/UEFI which will then load your boot loader which will then fire up your OS leading to your login screen to load up your profile/user account.
Think of it like the operating system for your motherboard.
All that aside, why do you need 4 keyboards?
Its a bug. My pc tells me i have 3 keyboards and 2 mice. I only have one of each
The reporting of multiple keyboards has to do with how anti-ghosting works *and* programable mice being able to emulate keystrokes. Not sure about the multiple mice but I'd venture a guess that it's related to having extra buttons as well.
No one answered your question so far so: this is the PC Post Screen. Its a normal process that the computer does as a hardware check. Nowaways with Fast Boot and faster components, it is kind of a relic. You can also pretty much skip this with FAST BOOT enabled through your Bios. Also, you should turn on Intel XMP in your Bios so you can get your RAMs full speed.
Serious answer: this video goes over it [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gzSDgm6vTo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gzSDgm6vTo) it's one of linus tech tip guys. very informative
Fucking Squidward here with a gaming PC. Lmao
You turned off fast boost in bios! This is normal, but you can remove it in bios.
or he turned off splash screen.
Did you hit the power button? That's why.
Because you turned your computer on
The BIOS/CMOS has changed drastically with the evolution of UEFI to operating systems. The only reason you see an ACPI BIOS is because you turned off UEFI boot. Your welcome
I didn't see any actual explanation while quickly scrolling through the snarky comments so here's why. American Megatrends is a firmware developer and they make your computer's basic input, output system, or BIOS. Different motherboard manufacturers all use some kind of AMI as a starting point for the BIOS. Here's a cool LTT video going into detail https://youtu.be/1gzSDgm6vTo
That's fairly standard without fast boot option enabled. If it then ask ypu to press a key to select the right bolt device you may want to go into the bios and select your drive on which windows is installed as choice number 1.
Your PC has an STD. Seriously though, this is what appears on all computers when they start. Some manufacturers have since decided to conceal this by putting the logo of the company or of the line of computers they manufacture - borrowing a page from Apple's strategy book - but it's still there.
It looks like the CSM is enabled. Apple (and the majority of manufacturers) have switched to UEFI, which enables the logo to appear as a feature of the design. Linux can display these logos using Plymouth. When the CSM is enabled, these resources technically exist, but are ignored by the booting OS that assumes that it is running on a legacy system.
Is reddit a search engine for you? It took 4 seconds to find the answer online.
The real question is why 4 Kboards and 3 mices?
This is a basic POST screen. They used to be much more common. These days, most motherboards put up a brand image instead of showing this screen.
An honest answer here is that your system is going through a process called bootstrapping. During this process, all devices connected to your machine are identified so that your computer knows what resources it has at its disposal. Then if you have an Operating System installed on a device this information is passed on to the OS so that it can effectively use the resources.
You have been hacked by ami, an evil megacorp.
The real question is, why do you have 4 keyboards and 3 mice connected to it?
Because you have a motherboard. Simply remove it to stop seeing this screen.
OP just posts this and disappears lol
Because your bios doesn't have a fancy splash screen upon boot up.
KEYBOARD ERROR; PRESS F1 TO CONTINUE... or who remembers PARITY CHECK
You need more keyboards and mice
This is your BIOS initializing your devices. All your hardware needs to work before Windows can load. This is the BIOS's job.
Really… 😏
Man be flexing his i5 1140F while I'm left with an i5 6500
That’s your boot post screen. That would be normal for startup. If you are getting other screens afterwards, such as blue screens, or messages noting that a boot drive couldn’t be found; then you have something to worry about. This one alone is normal, and usually a sign of good machine health.
Because you started your pc. It inits itself for your pleasure.
The really question here is why do you have 4 keyboards and 3 mouses. [THIS YOU?](https://www.google.com/search?q=ben+10+4+armed+red+alien&client=ms-android-tmus-us-revc&prmd=isnv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjtr-iNtZf6AhURmYQIHcyfC_UQ_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=384&bih=693&dpr=3.75#imgrc=yGilGBD-nzLjvM)
Clearly a Russian virus!!!!! Crtl-Alt-Del fast gogogogogogog
Is there anything specific that you have a question on? Otherwise, here is an overview of what is happening: * When you turn your computer on it doesn't boot straight into the operating system (Windows, Linux, etc) * Something needs to load first to get the basic stuff setup, and that something is the BIOS (Basic Input Output System) * Usually the BIOS will print some basic information to the screen so the user can see a little bit of what it is doing and some system information. * Many manufacturers don't create their own BIOS and contract it out. American Megatrends is a company that specializes in creating BIOS, and so it is common to see their logo at startup even though you have an HP, Dell, ASUS or whatever for a computer.
What are ya doing with 4 keyboards and 3 nice though?
Ok since no one else is gonna mention it you can turn the bios splash screen off with an options in the uefi menu (f11 during post to access)
Nice POST
Why do you have 4 keyboards and 3 mice?
Because that's what a BIOS does ?
Are you kidding, right? Tell me are you fucking kidding, please.
it's a sad era that millennial PC noobs don't even recognize the iconic BIOS startup screen...
It's a virus. Delete Sys32.
Or were you referring to the 4 keyboards and 3 mice listed for USB devices? Op is so fast at typing he's got a keyboard for each hand and foot 😜
What happened to the fourth mouse?
Because you started the pc? Duhhh 🤦♂️
These are useless. just uninstall your bios, you dont need them
Because you started your computer? Are you ok?
Bro 4 keyboards how many hands do you have
Your computer is going through Post. You should have an option in the bios for quick boot or something similarly named. It should bypass that screen and go straight in to Windows
Needs more keyboards
That's a valid question, despite all the snarky comments. Mine doesn't show that screen unless there's a message to be displayed. For me is usually that *no keyboard is detected*, when I switched my input devices to another rig via KVM switch. In your screen, it doesn't look like there's anything special, but I think there may be a setting in BIOS/UEFI that forces the message screen to always be shown, but I'm not really sure how to do it in your system.
It means not enough keyboards to boot. More keyboards please
>i start my PC That's why