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Old 05-12-2008, 09:40   #1
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Why would my pc be asking.....
Me to press F1 before it will load windows

And how do i stop it asking? lol
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Old 05-12-2008, 13:43   #2
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Re: Why would my pc be asking.....
If your computer started then re-started before the Bios handed over to windows, the bios thinks you have tried to alter some settings, and they have failed.
It wants you to check the bios settings then try again.

If you're not sure how the bios settings work, then just press F1, then in the bios settings screen, you can try to SAVE then EXIT (this will most probably work).
If it doesn't then you can choose LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS, (this will load the fail safe settings, but will probably have an impact on performance)

Asus mainboards have this feature to stop you killing the board, with over-the-top performance settings.
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Old 05-12-2008, 14:06   #3
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Re: Why would my pc be asking.....
Could it be that the button battery on the mainboard needs replacing?
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Old 07-12-2008, 11:50   #4
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If your computer started then re-started before the Bios handed over to windows, the bios thinks you have tried to alter some settings, and they have failed.
It wants you to check the bios settings then try again.

If you're not sure how the bios settings work, then just press F1, then in the bios settings screen, you can try to SAVE then EXIT (this will most probably work).
If it doesn't then you can choose LOAD SETUP DEFAULTS, (this will load the fail safe settings, but will probably have an impact on performance)

Asus mainboards have this feature to stop you killing the board, with over-the-top performance settings.
Well I press f1 and it just loads windows normally

If I change somet in the BIOS will this affect anything on my pc?
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Old 07-12-2008, 14:38   #5
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What is the exact message it says? Does it mention any other keys beside F1?
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Old 07-12-2008, 16:19   #6
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What is the exact message it says? Does it mention any other keys beside F1?
yes it mentions car keys

as in go get the car keys and go get a bloke to fix it for you

im off to hide now before she sees that lol
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Old 07-12-2008, 16:23   #7
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im off to hide now before she sees that lol
Why did she buy if from a dodgy AccyWeber
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Old 08-12-2008, 03:56   #8
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Why did she buy if from a dodgy AccyWeber
may have but it wasnt me lol

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mind you moving house regularly keeps returns down lol
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Old 08-12-2008, 13:49   #9
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yes it mentions car keys

as in go get the car keys and go get a bloke to fix it for you

im off to hide now before she sees that lol

Ha ha shuttit u!!

It just mentions to press F1 to continue

Will have a look next time I boot it up to see if it says owt else

PS: No I didn't get it off no dodgy AccyWebber, dunno what I might get with it! lol
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Re: Why would my pc be asking.....
The automatic keyboard loneliness routine causes this, as the F1 key is rarely used it needs to be pushed at least once a month just to confirm that its working properly, obviously your keyboard feels left out & wants it pushing even more.

Chances are that you need to go into your CMOS/BIOS and save it (F10) then continue. Have you changed something recently before this started?
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The automatic keyboard loneliness routine causes this, as the F1 key is rarely used it needs to be pushed at least once a month just to confirm that its working properly, obviously your keyboard feels left out & wants it pushing even more.

Chances are that you need to go into your CMOS/BIOS and save it (F10) then continue. Have you changed something recently before this started?

The hard drive

The F1 should no longer feel left out, wish it would just be happy with what it gets
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Old 09-12-2008, 16:41   #12
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Re: Why would my pc be asking.....
Ok, it says:


A: Drive Error

Press F1 to resume

I do this and it loads windows normally lol
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Me to press F1 before it will load windows

And how do i stop it asking? lol
cos its broken....arent i helpful
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Re: Why would my pc be asking.....
Do you have a floppy drive installed. if so check there is no disk in.
If you don't have a floppy drive, then your BIOS will be looking for the floppy as a first boot option.
If you feel comfortable, you can alter the boot sequence, change the first boot device to hard drive, then save and exit. Don't change any other settings unless you know what they are for.
If you are still struggling you'll need to tell us what brand of bios you have. This will have a logo at the start. probably Phoenix or Award. Then somebody will tell you where exactly the boot settings are.
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Re: Why would my pc be asking.....
Your BIOS is detecting a mis match.

have you tried going into it & just saving it with the newly detected drive in yet?

While its booting press "F2" or "Del" key when it asks (just after the single beep).
autodetect your hard drive, then press F10 & save.
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