F1 key every time on start-up?

[Guest]

My PC company's engineer visited to fix a problem and left my PC needing me
to hit F1 through every start-up routine! The on-line advice from the PC
company is to re-load Windows to overcome this. ...seems a bit drastic!

Is there any other way I can get back to a straight run through start-up
without having to hit F1?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Perhaps he reseated the battery or cleared the CMOS, but to fix it may
require changing the motherboard battery. The prompt occurs because the BIOS
no longer is remembering its settings. This occurs when there is not enough
battery power remaining. If he reseated it, he/she may not have gotten it
fully back in place.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[S.Sengupta]

Do some reading here:-
'Prompt to press F1/F2 each time computer boots'
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000301.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply. The engineer installed a new motherboard. Should I
try and re-seat the battery? How can I identify it on the motherboard? Do
you think the PC company's solution of re-installing Windows will work?

....sorry for all the questions!

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the link. I have checked it out and left my question on the
Computer Hope Forum as well. The link helps to a certain extent as it says
new hardware may result in an F1 prompt but doesn't say what to do if the F1
prompt recurs. The CMOS battery is new (The PC engineer fitted a new
motherboard and I assume a new battery) and I have had no problems with
date/time also suggesting it's not the battery.

Do some reading here:-
'Prompt to press F1/F2 each time computer boots'
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000301.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

My PC company's engineer visited to fix a problem and left my PC needing me
to hit F1 through every start-up routine! The on-line advice from the PC
company is to re-load Windows to overcome this. ...seems a bit drastic!

Is there any other way I can get back to a straight run through start-up
without having to hit F1?

 

[Steve N.]

My PC company's engineer visited to fix a problem and left my PC needing me
to hit F1 through every start-up routine! The on-line advice from the PC
company is to re-load Windows to overcome this. ...seems a bit drastic!

Is there any other way I can get back to a straight run through start-up
without having to hit F1?

It's a hardware issue, possibly a dead CMOS battery or incorrect BIOS
settings. Is there an error at the F1 prompt? Re-loading Windows won't
make any difference.

Steve N.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the reply. This all started from when a new motherboard was
fitted by my PC company in February 2006. Start-up always involves an F1
prompt. I checked in the BIOS to see if "diskette" was turned off. The word
"off" was not highlighted as the word "internal" was. ...any more hints for
BIOS settings?

The clock/date seem to work OK, does this mean the CMOS battery is OK (or
should I be in another Forum now!?)?

 

[Malke]

Thanks for the reply. This all started from when a new motherboard
was
fitted by my PC company in February 2006. Start-up always involves an
F1
prompt. I checked in the BIOS to see if "diskette" was turned off.
The word
"off" was not highlighted as the word "internal" was. ...any more
hints for BIOS settings?

Contact your "PC company" and have them fix this. They should have
delivered a computer to you that worked correctly. Yours does not. It
might be something as simple as the wrong processor front side bus
speed sent or it might be a bad motherboard. It doesn't matter; you
paid for a working computer!

Malke

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply. Yep ...that's where I started. My PC company,
Dell, say to re-load Windows. They usually say this as a stock answer to
many problems. I didn't start this thread to have a discussion about Dell
though. ( I have had enough of those!) I wanted to see if there was a
solution to my problem that sounded more credible.

This seems to be a CMOS battery or BIOS problem from what others have said
but as yet no solution, unfortunately

 

[David Candy]

You enter the BIOS and Save and Exit. That's all.

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Thanks for the link. I have checked it out and left my question on the
Computer Hope Forum as well. The link helps to a certain extent as it says
new hardware may result in an F1 prompt but doesn't say what to do if the F1
prompt recurs. The CMOS battery is new (The PC engineer fitted a new
motherboard and I assume a new battery) and I have had no problems with
date/time also suggesting it's not the battery.

Do some reading here:-
'Prompt to press F1/F2 each time computer boots'
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000301.htm

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

My PC company's engineer visited to fix a problem and left my PC needing me
to hit F1 through every start-up routine! The on-line advice from the PC
company is to re-load Windows to overcome this. ...seems a bit drastic!

Is there any other way I can get back to a straight run through start-up
without having to hit F1?

 

[David Candy]

Reinstalling windows won't help. Windows isn't running at that time. Nuffin to do with Windows.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Enter the BIOS, then hit F10 to save and exit. That may end the problem.
Reinstalling Windows would be quite pointless as this has nothing to do with
Windows.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[Guest]

To all responders,

Thanks for your advice. I have gone back into the BIOS and the problem was
the PC trying to boot from the floppy disc drive, which my PC hasn't got. I
have amended the diskette option to "off" by highlighting it. This is all
found under "drives" in the BIOS menu.

My PC boots OK now but certainly didn't need a Windows re-load!

Many thanks.