2013-12-11, 13:14
Thanks for suggestions.
What a finicky little PC the Haswell i3 NUC is. After hours of frustration installing Ubuntu then W7, I installed W8.1.
Must agree with micoba that this appears to be the best move.
XBMC is working well with a powered external HDD containing Movies, Concerts & TV Series .
Still no access to F2 or F7, and F10 worked only occasionally.
As I had only a 720P monitor for testing, in desperation bought a full HD monitor today.
For the first time I can access F2 Setup !
If only the NUC had a sticker on the box "It is recommended to use Widows 8.1 with a Full HD display".
What a finicky little PC the Haswell i3 NUC is. After hours of frustration installing Ubuntu then W7, I installed W8.1.
Must agree with micoba that this appears to be the best move.
XBMC is working well with a powered external HDD containing Movies, Concerts & TV Series .
Still no access to F2 or F7, and F10 worked only occasionally.
As I had only a 720P monitor for testing, in desperation bought a full HD monitor today.
For the first time I can access F2 Setup !
If only the NUC had a sticker on the box "It is recommended to use Widows 8.1 with a Full HD display".