How to change the BIOS Boot order when the BIOS start is skipped?

[petitniv]

Hi,

To speed up the startup of my laptop I asked the BIOS boot to run in
the background, meaning my screen starts directly when I am logged in
Win XP Pro with my profil. This was great, execpt I now want to format
my disk and install Win XP Pro fresh again and I cannot.

I am using an ACER TRAVELMATE 290 running Win XP Pro SP2. I tried to
flash the BIOS to reset the factory settings but this did not work.

Right now when I put a Win XP Pro install disk or any boot disk, the
CDROM spins, meaning it sees the CD, but goes to run windows none the
less. I tried to push the F2 or F8 or F10 or F12 buttons before the
boot to have access to the BIOS but nothing.

I have formatted my drive many times, with the same CD, used to work
great until I made the change in the start-up. Any help will be greatly
appreciated !!!

Thank-you,

Pierre

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Hi,

To speed up the startup of my laptop I asked the BIOS boot to run in
the background, meaning my screen starts directly when I am logged in
Win XP Pro with my profil. This was great, execpt I now want to format
my disk and install Win XP Pro fresh again and I cannot.

I am using an ACER TRAVELMATE 290 running Win XP Pro SP2. I tried to
flash the BIOS to reset the factory settings but this did not work.

Right now when I put a Win XP Pro install disk or any boot disk, the
CDROM spins, meaning it sees the CD, but goes to run windows none the
less. I tried to push the F2 or F8 or F10 or F12 buttons before the
boot to have access to the BIOS but nothing.

I have formatted my drive many times, with the same CD, used to work
great until I made the change in the start-up. Any help will be greatly
appreciated !!!

Thank-you,

Pierre

You can often reset the bios on a laptop by shutting down the system,
disconnecting the power and removing the battery, then holding the power
switch down for between 15 and 60 seconds. Then put the battery back in,
connect the power if needed, and restart.

If you're successful, the date will be wrong and you will see the BIOS
splashscreens. If you aren't, try again.

HTH
-pk

 

[Dave B.]

Another option, if the hard drive is easily accessible, temporarily remove
it.

 

[petitniv]

Thanks, I will try that !

You can often reset the bios on a laptop by shutting down the system,
disconnecting the power and removing the battery, then holding the power
switch down for between 15 and 60 seconds. Then put the battery back in,
connect the power if needed, and restart.

If you're successful, the date will be wrong and you will see the BIOS
splashscreens. If you aren't, try again.

HTH
-pk

 

[petitniv]

I tried that actually, my problem was I wanted to switch HD between two
laptops but ran into this problem + another one listed above when I
stopped the installation of XP in mid process and the HD is no longer
"seen" by the laptop:

http://groups.google.com/group/24ho...74de8fb4ed3/f8a7eb32da1fdf18#f8a7eb32da1fdf18

 

[petitniv]

I just tried it, it didn't show me the BIOS spash screen or anything. I
also tried shortcut keys like Crtl+Alt+Esc to no avail...

 

[julian8888888]

I just upgraded my BIOS as well. I never had problems with this on
older systems in the past but this time the newer BIOS wasn't starting
the computer properly. All I did to fix it was remove the CMOS
"jumper" pin. I turned the computer on, it died after about 4 seconds.
Let it turn off, turn off the power. Now put the jumper back. Turn
the computer on and the new BIOS might work. Worked for me...

Are you sure you're pressing the right key to access the BIOS? Does it
tell you during the splash screen what key to press or are you just
guessing? Try Del, or ESC as well.

 

[petitniv]

Okay, looks like something I could try.

To answer your other question, I have no POST screen nor Window flash
screen before loggin to windows. From Acer website it seems F2 is the
correct choice...

How do I remove the CMOS jumper pin ?

I have access to the motherboard of my laptop, to the processor, the
wificard, the RAM, HDD etc...

Thanks

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Okay, looks like something I could try.

To answer your other question, I have no POST screen nor Window flash
screen before loggin to windows. From Acer website it seems F2 is the
correct choice...

How do I remove the CMOS jumper pin ?

I have access to the motherboard of my laptop, to the processor, the
wificard, the RAM, HDD etc...

Thanks

The directions for removing jumpers is appropriate to desktops, not laptops.
For laptops, you generally clear the CMOS as I described earlier, removing
all power sources and holding the power switch down. If you don't hold it
down long enough, it doesn't work.

If you simply remove the hard disk, which is usually just a matter of a
screw or two, this will often force the system to offer another boot choice
or access to the BIOS, or give you some sort of feedback.

BIOS access is often only available at power-on, not from warm boots.
Press the appropriate key as you turn the power on. If you press it too
late, you must power down and try again.

The problems you're having getting into the BIOS are not Windows problems or
related to it. Check with the manufacturer's support for your system.

HTH
-pk