I have a new pavilion with windows 8.1 installed and I've run into a frustrating problem. My F1 (etc.) keys automatically act as though I have the Fn button pushed ( and instead I have to press the Fn key to make them function normally).
For some insane reason fixing this is a bios level change ( so if I go from an application where I don't need the F keys and the instant hotkeys are useful to one where I do need the F keys I have to restart my computer. How user friendly).
The bigger problem here though is I can't access the bios. On startup there's a single HP logo with a set of dots spinning in a circle below it (to indicate progress I guess). There's no other text on screen informing me of any way to enter safe mode and pressing any combination of keys (Every F key, the delete key, backspace, enter spacebar, mashing everything at random) produces no results and the screen immediately sends me to the windows 8 login screen.
So what am I missing to force the computer to load up the Bios?