cannot enter the bios

[nithawk57]

when ever i restart my computer and press f10 it goes to the blue screen
where bios should and shows the languages but thats all it shows and i cannot
use up/down arrows to select any of them, also by hitting enter button it
does nothing. I have windows xp home edition with athlon xp 1900+ processor.
What could be causing this. I never had trouble before today 3/11/08

 

[Brian A.]

when ever i restart my computer and press f10 it goes to the blue screen
where bios should and shows the languages but thats all it shows and i cannot
use up/down arrows to select any of them, also by hitting enter button it
does nothing. I have windows xp home edition with athlon xp 1900+ processor.
What could be causing this. I never had trouble before today 3/11/08

Although I suppose F10 could be used to enter the BIOS, my experience with it is
that it's mostly used to get to the device startup list where you can select which
device to boot from/to. What happens if you try ESC, F1 or F2?

--


Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[Bill in Co.]

Or try the Del delete key (to get into BIOS). Or possibly even F8.
So that makes about five to try.
Gotta catch right away, too. Don't wait too long! I usually keep
tapping it once a second to make SURE it gets picked up at the right
instant.

 

[nithawk57]

hi brian: i tried using f1, esc, f8 but to no avail i can get to the blue
screen with the languages listed but thats it it won't let me select any of
them when i hit enter. I have tried several times restarting. It also won't
power down when i log off or or try to turn off computer it restarts after
about 5 min, i have to manually turn it off by the power button or task
manager.

 

[nithawk57]

hi bil : I have tried the f1,f8,esc, and delete keys to enter bios but to no
avail. Irestarted several times but same ol thing i get to the bios screen
with the list of languages listed but still can't select any of them and it
wont do any thing when i hit enter. i keep tapping the f10 key but nothing
happen except as mentioned above, it also will not power down when i try to
turn off computer, only turns off manually thru the power button or task
manager.

 

[Brian A.]

Try holding down any key immediately at boot to see if you get a Stuck Key error
with the option to enter Setup (BIOS) or continue.
Try removing the CMOS battery for approximately 30 seconds and then put it back in,
that should reset your BIOS to Default settings.

--


Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375

 

[nithawk57]

ok i did a command prompt chkdsk and it recovered a file CiFLfffc.000,
CiFLfffc.001 and CiFLfffc.002 into file 25384 after this i restarted and
tried the f10 again and it went right into bios. How and what caused this i
do not know but its working now. Thanks brian for your help i appreciate it.
KEN

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Although I suppose F10 could be used to enter the BIOS, my experience
with it is that it's mostly used to get to the device startup list where
you can select which device to boot from/to. What happens if you try
ESC, F1 or F2?

<F10> is the standard BIOS entry key on HP/Compaq systems.

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has
killed a great many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

 

[Brian A.]

<F10> is the standard BIOS entry key on HP/Compaq systems.

--

Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve
neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin

Many people would rather die than think; in fact, most do. ~Bertrand Russell

The philosopher has never killed any priests, whereas the priest has killed a great
many philosophers.
~ Denis Diderot

Maybe on Compaq's but not HP, at least the two I had, one used Del and the other
F1. Although the OP never mentioned make/model and I could be off track, AFAIK on
the newer models that use a hidden recovery partition, F10 is used for that partition
to Restore/Recover the OS/Software/Hardware.

--


Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Windows Desktop User Experience }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://basconotw.mvps.org/

Suggested posting do's/don'ts: http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375