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I can't get access to the Bios setup
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I want to go to the bios setup to make some settings changes so that I can run windows startup disk as it not being recognised as of now.
The problem is that I cant get to the setup no matter how hard i try to do it .I tried pressing either esc, del, ctrl-esc,ctrl-alt-esc with no success and the system don't show that message 'strike a key to enter the setup'.I cant load the os as the system doesnt recognise the harddisk;'invalid system disk' it says.
The problem is that I cant get to the setup no matter how hard i try to do it .I tried pressing either esc, del, ctrl-esc,ctrl-alt-esc with no success and the system don't show that message 'strike a key to enter the setup'.I cant load the os as the system doesnt recognise the harddisk;'invalid system disk' it says.
What make and model of PC do you have?
This is a hardware issue, by the way, so I'll move the topic there for you.
You might get some ideas from this article of mine.
This is a hardware issue, by the way, so I'll move the topic there for you.
You might get some ideas from this article of mine.
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Have you tried F1 or F2?
Sometimes if you hold down a key at boot, it forces an error and allows you to get in to setup from there.
Sometimes if you hold down a key at boot, it forces an error and allows you to get in to setup from there.
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the model is compaq deskpro(deskpro 2000 m5) pentium II inside
I have tried F1 and F2 too with no success
nway thanx for moving this topic here for me.
I have tried F1 and F2 too with no success
nway thanx for moving this topic here for me.
Read the article I linked earlier. It contains the necessary information for accessing BIOS setup on Compaq systems.
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yap, that article did me good.Pressing F10 works right. thanx
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sorry,the computer that i had used to check if F10 will work is not the one that isn't loading the os.I just got to the machine that i want to get into the bios and after presing F10 just as the time as i had pressed on the earlier machine ,the sreen goes black and nothing happenns untill i switch the whole thing.any suggestions?
Compaqs can be touchy creatures when you try to access BIOS setup, as you need to get the timing right to 'get in'.
Press <F10> repeatedly at about 1 second intervals following the pressing of the power button to turn it on. If it doesn't work, reboot it and try again. First time I tried it with a Compaq I got in first go. It was a 'fluke', because the next few times I tried it I had all sorts of trouble until I got the 'feel' of the thing
Press <F10> repeatedly at about 1 second intervals following the pressing of the power button to turn it on. If it doesn't work, reboot it and try again. First time I tried it with a Compaq I got in first go. It was a 'fluke', because the next few times I tried it I had all sorts of trouble until I got the 'feel' of the thing
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What model is it? Some compaqs require "reference disks" (or was the the PS/2 name?) to get in to BIOS setup, or they have to have a diagnostic partition to get in to setup.
Poor design, really. BIOS and its setup should be stored in the CMOS chip. It should NOT handle more than the BASICs (Basic Input Output System is what BIOS stands for.)
Poor design, really. BIOS and its setup should be stored in the CMOS chip. It should NOT handle more than the BASICs (Basic Input Output System is what BIOS stands for.)
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Originally Posted by joshuu
I want to go to the bios setup to make some settings changes so that I can run windows startup disk as it not being recognised as of now.
The problem is that I cant get to the setup no matter how hard i try to do it .I tried pressing either esc, del, ctrl-esc,ctrl-alt-esc with no success and the system don't show that message 'strike a key to enter the setup'.I cant load the os as the system doesnt recognise the harddisk;'invalid system disk' it says.
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