Hi all, My wife owns a BRIX GB-BKi3A-7100 and today I had to enter the BIOS but I couldn't. During boot I keep tapping the delete button on the keyboard but I see nothing on the monitor, which is attached to the mini display port.
First of all, are you sure the unit isn't backward compatible with USB 2.0 devices. It is my understanding that all versions are backward compatible.The problem may simply be that you are waiting too long to use the keyboard. You need to start continuously tapping the Delete key as soon as you start the computer.The information below was copied from the Techspot site.' It's backwards compatible.
Your existing USB 2.0 gear will work on version 3.0 ports and vice versa. You'll be able to maximize your bandwidth when using a USB 3.0 cable with USB 3.0 devices and ports, otherwise plugging a 3.0 device into a 2.0 port or a 2.0 device into 3.0 a port will get you standard USB 2.0 data rates'.'
Since the new interface has been carefully planned from the start to peacefully co-exist with its predecessor, the connector itself remains mostly the same with the four USB 2.0 contacts in the exact same location as before. Extra pins for the new lanes dedicated to transmit and receive SuperSpeed data are located on the back and only come into contact when mated with a proper USB 3.0 port'. From the manual:Note: Due to a lack of legacy EHCI controller support from Intel on the 6th generation CPU, the USB 3.0 ports of the BRIX unit are not compatible with USB 2.0 devices.To help you install your operating system, GIGABYTE provides a tool which is preloaded on the driver CD called 'Windows Image Tool'. This tool helps you to create an installation USB dongle which includes the driver necessary for backward compatibility. To install Windows 7 using this tool, please follow these steps:- Plug a USB 3.0 drive (4GB minimum) into another computer.- Launch the 'Windows Image Tool'.- Add the Windows 7 installation files and USB 3.0 drivers to your USB drive.- Plug the USB drive to your BRIX unit and follow the steps to install the OS.After the installation of the OS and drivers, the USB 3.0 ports will be backward compatible with USB 2.0 devices. How could Intel be so short sited? All USB keyboards are USB2 as far as I know, they will never need more band width so why go through the trouble since the USB3 standards includes backwards compatibility with USB2.
There really needs to be a BIOS flash to allow compatibility.Please note that even after drivers are installed, keyboards should always be plugged into USB ports directly on the rear of the motherboard for earliest access.Google around to see if any keyboards (reasonable ones) are USB3, it will make things like BIOS setting easier.You have to be a little bit crazy to keep you from going insane.