Boot sequence halts at F1

[Twanny]

Fault Description: Boot sequence halts at F1
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Intel Motherboard model D815EEA P3 Socket 370
Operating System: Windows XP SP3

Boot-up halts on first screen with message to "press F1 to continue".
After invoking F1, everything goes well, but his happens everytime the
system boots.
I have scoured the BIOS to identify any settings to disable this: it has none.
I have had other motherboards bios with instructions to "Halt on all errors,
keyboard etc., but this model hasn't.

Checked Intel's site for support and downloaded the Flash Bios which was
carried out successfully, but still the F1 halting comes up.
Doubled checked connections and even replaced, keyboard, mouse Ram modules,
power chord and even Power supply, without any success.

Appreciate any comments on this. Thanks

 

[philo]

Fault Description: Boot sequence halts at F1
--------------------------------------------
Intel Motherboard model D815EEA P3 Socket 370
Operating System: Windows XP SP3

Boot-up halts on first screen with message to "press F1 to continue".
After invoking F1, everything goes well, but his happens everytime the
system boots.
I have scoured the BIOS to identify any settings to disable this: it has none.
I have had other motherboards bios with instructions to "Halt on all errors,
keyboard etc., but this model hasn't.

Checked Intel's site for support and downloaded the Flash Bios which was
carried out successfully, but still the F1 halting comes up.
Doubled checked connections and even replaced, keyboard, mouse Ram modules,
power chord and even Power supply, without any success.

Appreciate any comments on this. Thanks

Try resetting bios to defaults

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Fault Description: Boot sequence halts at F1
--------------------------------------------
Intel Motherboard model D815EEA P3 Socket 370
Operating System: Windows XP SP3

Boot-up halts on first screen with message to "press F1 to continue".
After invoking F1, everything goes well, but his happens everytime the
system boots.
I have scoured the BIOS to identify any settings to disable this: it has
none.
I have had other motherboards bios with instructions to "Halt on all
errors,
keyboard etc., but this model hasn't.

Checked Intel's site for support and downloaded the Flash Bios which was
carried out successfully, but still the F1 halting comes up.
Doubled checked connections and even replaced, keyboard, mouse Ram
modules,
power chord and even Power supply, without any success.

Appreciate any comments on this. Thanks

If Philo's suggestion does not help, try posting in a hardware group. You're
currently in a Windows group, and it appears that your problem occurs a long
time before Windows even starts.

 

[Twanny]

Thanks - I will try that one out

Try resetting bios to defaults

 

[Twanny]

Appreciate your pointing this out to me. Although not very knowledgeable
about computers, should have realized this before posting. Thanks

 

[Mick Murphy]

It is definitely in your Bios/motherboard.
Standard advice is, as Philo said, set Bios to defaults, and also pull out
trickle feed battery, then reinsert it.

I've seen the above work, and not work.

 

[Twanny]

That "definitely" gives me hope!
Will try out as you said, and report back first chance.

Thanks.

 

[Bob I]

I've seen this happen when the boot drive was "moved" to the secondary
header, and the BIOS pointed to the primary for boot

 

[Twanny]

In my case it did not work, but thanks Mike. One thing I did find out:
entering BIOS Setup, under Advanced, Event Log configuration/View Event Log
reported: "low CMOS battery". This might be the culprit, but the system is
keeping proper date and time. Anyhow, it's worth replacing: will see how it
goes
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[philo]

In my case it did not work, but thanks Mike. One thing I did find out:
entering BIOS Setup, under Advanced, Event Log configuration/View Event Log
reported: "low CMOS battery". This might be the culprit, but the system is
keeping proper date and time. Anyhow, it's worth replacing: will see how it
goes

Yes

funny things can happen with a low battery.
If the machine does not boot properly after you replace the battery...
reset the bios and start again...
there is usually an option to load defaults

 

[Twanny]

....I suggest...if you have nothing worthwile to suggest ..... invest your
time elsewhere.
Didn't you read my apology to Pegasus (MVP)!

 

[M.I.5¾]

This has nothing to do with the OS. I suggest you..........

Ask elsewhere

Indeed, you should ask in a news group with *general* in the newsgroup name.

Since this is such a newsgroup a better plan would be to ignore our resident
****wit.

 

[Sunny]

I have to suffer idiot and fools all day long at work. I don't have
to suffer them on my off time.

What calibre weapon is forcing you to read posts?

 

[Twanny]

For all of you who took time to respond, thanks.
Unfortunately, nothing seemed to work in my case.
Strangely enough, when I removed the keyboard, a brief message in startup
informed me of a "Keyboard Error"... and the boot up continued without asking
to press the F1 key! Can you beat that!
I have now posted the same question under Windows XP Hardware.

 

[Twanny]

Thanks: see my reply of today (11th Oct)

Try resetting bios to defaults

 

[Twanny]

Thanks: see my reply of today (11th Oct)

If Philo's suggestion does not help, try posting in a hardware group. You're
currently in a Windows group, and it appears that your problem occurs a long
time before Windows even starts.

 

[Twanny]

Thanks: see my reply of today (11th Oct)

It is definitely in your Bios/motherboard.
Standard advice is, as Philo said, set Bios to defaults, and also pull out
trickle feed battery, then reinsert it.

I've seen the above work, and not work.

 

[Frank-FL]

Try resetting bios to defaults

NONSENSE

When that message comes up it means that the BIOS is picking up on
a hardware problem.

 

[M.I.5¾]

I have to suffer idiot and fools all day long at work. I don't have
to suffer them on my off time.

So why do you inflict the biggest idiot and fool (i.e. yourself) on the rest
of us, ****wit?