BIOS on HP Pavillion desktop???

[JohnO]

Yes, a hardware group dealing with it's interaction with the XP OS.

That's an opinion which *nobody* here shares.

 

[Ed Covney]

Those questions should be ASKED ELSEWHERE
Then where?

This is a user group and as a member, I can offer
advice regarding what I know, but I also enjoy &
learn from others. (i.e. I don't own an HP PC, but
should one ever come into my shop, I now know
which buttons to push to get into the BIOS or do
a re-build).

So even if you are technically correct, I'm all for
erring on the side of being "very inclusive" in our
discussions.

Regards,

Ed

 

[Bill Sharpe]

YES to both. HP wants a lot of money when you talk to them after 90
days. I have tried HOLDING or TAPPING the F1 key many times. You get to
some things, such as Hard disks, Startup etc etc but NOT BIOS. Nowhere
not in Advanced either.

Try http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/contact/chat_1.html for an
online chat session with an hp technician.

Bill

 

[Ritter 197]

WHO really KNOWS with what it has to do at this time???
SW is definitely involved!

If you do not want to read, just pass on, but do not become an uncalled for
arbitrator here, PLEASE!!!

 

[Ritter 197]

I have tried that too. After a session was establisher, which took a long
time, a few simple questions took over 20 minutes to answer and finally I
just disconnected, because he never came back. I think, he either consulted
a thick lexicon or always had to go "upstairs" to another tech level to get
an answer.

 

[Bill Sharpe]

I have tried that too. After a session was establisher, which took a
long time, a few simple questions took over 20 minutes to answer and
finally I just disconnected, because he never came back. I think, he
either consulted a thick lexicon or always had to go "upstairs" to
another tech level to get an answer.

Give chat another shot, perhaps early Monday. The quality of the techs
varies all over the lot. You may get a better answer the second time
around. Although I suspect F1 will be their answer, which, of course,
you have already tried.

A Google search on "HP Pavilion Bios F1" brought up some forum messages
suggesting that you try F11 to get into "advanced Bios." I'm hesitant to
try that on my Pavilion (since F1 works for me), but perhaps it's worth
a try.

Bill

 

[PaulMaudib]

That's an opinion which *nobody* here shares.

Yep, I understand that you and many others share the "screw you we'll
do whatever we want" attitude. That doesn't make it RIGHT.

 

[PaulMaudib]

WHO really KNOWS with what it has to do at this time???
SW is definitely involved!

If you do not want to read, just pass on, but do not become an uncalled for
arbitrator here, PLEASE!!!

Perhaps, but the OPERATING SYSTEM (that is what XP is, by the way) is
NOT involved - it's pulling something from a CHIP on the mainboard.
Hence the question is out of place HERE.

Now goodbye.

 

[Ritter 197]

That is NOT what I thought or said. PLEASE let us stop this utter nonsense
and rather try to help!!!

 

[JohnO]

Yep, I understand that you and many others share the "screw you we'll
do whatever we want" attitude. That doesn't make it RIGHT.

Obviously you're too obtuse to understand.

 

[Bob I]

Researching you computer at HP garners the info that you have a Phoenix
BIOS and PS/2 keyboard and mouse. The info also indicates that F2 will
get you into Setup. Perhaps you are using a USB keyboard?

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...us&dlc=en&product=3239117&rule=42518&lang=en&

 

[Bill Sharpe]

I have tried that too. After a session was establisher, which took a
long time, a few simple questions took over 20 minutes to answer and
finally I just disconnected, because he never came back. I think, he
either consulted a thick lexicon or always had to go "upstairs" to
another tech level to get an answer.

Another thought. Are you using a wireless keyboard? If so, try
substituting a plug-in keyboard to see if that works.

Bill

 

[Ritter 197]

NO, no wireless keyboard here.

Another thought. Are you using a wireless keyboard? If so, try
substituting a plug-in keyboard to see if that works.

Bill

 

[PaulMaudib]

Obviously you're too obtuse to understand.

Nope. I understand your stance all too well. I deal with dips like
you all day long. YOU don't get the point. There are rules of
decorum established - and this post, by the nature of the group, did
NOT belong here as it had nothing to do with the OS. Twist and turn
the subject all you want, but even YOU can not deny that getting into
BIOS has absolutely nothing to do with the OS. Period.

By admitting THAT you admit you are wrong, and I don't believe you
would ever do that. Ever. I would, but your EGO won't allow you to
do so.

 

[JohnO]

There are rules of

decorum established -

How about the rules of the group...can you provide them? No, you can't,
which means you're making it all up and just being a troll. Shove off, and
quit polluting the group with your nonsense.

 

[Bob I]

How about the rules of the group...can you provide them? No, you can't,
which means you're making it all up and just being a troll. Shove off, and
quit polluting the group with your nonsense.

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/conduct/default.mspx

Relevance to Topics: Please make sure that your postings in newsgroups
and chats are relevant to the subject at hand. It is normal for some
topics to drift from the stated subject. However, to ensure maximum
benefit for everyone, we encourage you to keep your postings as close to
the subject as possible.

 

[JohnO]

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/conduct/default.mspx

Relevance to Topics: Please make sure that your postings in newsgroups and
chats are relevant to the subject at hand. It is normal for some topics to
drift from the stated subject. However, to ensure maximum benefit for
everyone, we encourage you to keep your postings as close to the subject
as possible.

MS has failed to define the subject clearly, making his claims spurious--at
best. More typically, he's chasing away people who could benefit from the
shared knowledge. But you know that.

-John O

 

[PaulMaudib]

MS has failed to define the subject clearly, making his claims spurious--at
best. More typically, he's chasing away people who could benefit from the
shared knowledge. But you know that.

-John O

Dipshi.....errr, John:

Look at the group title. Notice the part that says WINDOWSXP before
the word HARDWARE. Now put 2 and 2 together: Windows XP and
hardware. So posts need to deal with BOTH.

Now, again, what did the original post have to do with XP? NOTHING.
Hence, it is out of place.

However, you have show time and time again, that you don't have the
intelligence to add 2 and 2.

 

[philo]

It comes up at the very beginning on boot up. I have tried it but I
GUARANTEE YOU, IT WILL RESTORE AND WIPE YOUR DISK.!!!

F-10 for bios is for *Compaq*

not HP

 

[davme]

Incompatible Memory

Hi,
I'm aware this is a very old thread but this post will save someone some time.

I was just helping a friend with this exact computer (HP Pavillion Desktop a1610n). He had installed upgraded memory (from 2x 512M PC2-4200u to 2x 1G PC2-4200 Patriot) and upon bootup instead of receiving the blue HP screen with the clear "Press F1 for Setup" message at the bottom, he received a "ROM BIOS checksum error" on a black screen and the machine failed to boot or enter CMOS.

I used the HP support chat link and the kind tech verified that 1G memory was compatible according to their docs.

Reinstalling my friend's original memory restored the machine to functioning. We also verified that it worked with a single stick of the old ram but failed in the same way with each of the individual sticks of the new Patriot memory.

I sent them back to the store to purchase an additional 2 512M sticks and use all four slots for 2G instead of just two slots. It should be cheaper for them anyway and then we don't need to wonder if another brand will work or not.

I considered flashing the bios to the latest HP download and then re-trying the memory but didn't want to risk the 1% chance of turning it into a brick and being responsible for it since it was a freebie help anyway. (I would have tried it if it were my PC.)

So...downgrade your memory sticks or update the bios. It really was F1 the whole time.

Thanks,
Dav