My mums computer is not working. At first It said something like, CMOS time and date not set. But would boot up if Esc was used. Now that I have put a new battery on the circuit board, it gets as far as saying Flopy A: Installed, then does nothing. It will let me get into set up (F1) but I don't know what to do when I am there. I did set the time and date though.
I don,t want to wipe what is in the machine. Any ideas?
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Jump to PostThere are settings you will like to adjust to speed up things a little:
standard cmos settings
hd settings manualy set to user type LBA mode (not autodetect)
1 quick POST - enabled
2 Boot sequence 1 -c (or hard drive) 2 - a (or floppy)
3 …
Jump to PostHave no fear.
The instructions I gave you should get your booting faster.Tip:
Do it step at the time, so you can keep track of changes you make in bios, just in case you make system not work. Specialy HD settings for they are only ones that can …
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