Guest Twanny Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 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
Guest philo Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... > 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
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... > 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.
Guest Twanny Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 Thanks - I will try that one out "philo" wrote: > > "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message > news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... > > 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 > > >
Guest Twanny Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 Appreciate your pointing this out to me. Although not very knowledgeable about computers, should have realized this before posting. Thanks "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message > news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... > > 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. > > >
Guest Mick Murphy Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 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. -- Mad Mike "Twanny" wrote: > Appreciate your pointing this out to me. Although not very knowledgeable > about computers, should have realized this before posting. Thanks > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > > > "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message > > news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... > > > 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. > > > > > >
Guest Twanny Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 That "definitely" gives me hope! Will try out as you said, and report back first chance. Thanks. "Mick Murphy" wrote: > 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. > -- > Mad Mike > > > "Twanny" wrote: > > > Appreciate your pointing this out to me. Although not very knowledgeable > > about computers, should have realized this before posting. Thanks > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > > > > > > "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message > > > news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > >
Guest Bob I Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 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 wrote: > That "definitely" gives me hope! > Will try out as you said, and report back first chance. > > Thanks. > > "Mick Murphy" wrote: > > >>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. >>-- >>Mad Mike >> >> >>"Twanny" wrote: >> >> >>>Appreciate your pointing this out to me. Although not very knowledgeable >>>about computers, should have realized this before posting. Thanks >>> >>>"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: >>> >>> >>>>"Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message >>>>news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... >>>> >>>>>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. >>>> >>>> >>>>
Guest Twanny Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 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 ------------------ "Mick Murphy" wrote: > 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. > -- > Mad Mike > > > "Twanny" wrote: > > > Appreciate your pointing this out to me. Although not very knowledgeable > > about computers, should have realized this before posting. Thanks > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > > > > > > "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message > > > news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > >
Guest philo Posted October 9, 2008 Posted October 9, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message news:B7943744-61E4-49AA-BE05-5A34F3E1DD1B@microsoft.com... > 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 > "Mick Murphy" wrote: > > > 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. > > -- > > Mad Mike > > > > > > "Twanny" wrote: > > > > > Appreciate your pointing this out to me. Although not very knowledgeable > > > about computers, should have realized this before posting. Thanks > > > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message > > > > news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > >
Guest EncinoMan Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 On Wed, 8 Oct 2008 23:27:00 -0700, Twanny <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote: >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 This has nothing to do with the OS. I suggest you.......... Ask elsewhere
Guest Twanny Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 ....I suggest...if you have nothing worthwile to suggest ..... invest your time elsewhere. Didn't you read my apology to Pegasus (MVP)! "EncinoMan" wrote: > On Wed, 8 Oct 2008 23:27:00 -0700, Twanny <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> > wrote: > > >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 > > This has nothing to do with the OS. I suggest you.......... > > Ask elsewhere >
Guest EncinoMan Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 On Thu, 9 Oct 2008 23:40:00 -0700, Twanny <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote: >...I suggest...if you have nothing worthwile to suggest ..... invest your >time elsewhere. >Didn't you read my apology to Pegasus (MVP)! > >"EncinoMan" wrote: > >> On Wed, 8 Oct 2008 23:27:00 -0700, Twanny <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> >> wrote: >> >> >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 >> >> This has nothing to do with the OS. I suggest you.......... >> >> Ask elsewhere >> I have to suffer idiot and fools all day long at work. I don't have to suffer them on my off time.
Guest Sunny Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 "EncinoMan" <none@nobody.net> wrote in message news:9740f49a9a2uminsib4us7e21ss6ja0tr6@4ax.com... > 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?
Guest Twanny Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 RE: Boot sequence halts at F1 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" wrote: > 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
Guest Twanny Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 Thanks: see my reply of today (11th Oct) "philo" wrote: > > "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message > news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... > > 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 > > >
Guest Twanny Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 Thanks: see my reply of today (11th Oct) "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message > news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... > > 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. > > >
Guest Twanny Posted October 11, 2008 Posted October 11, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 Thanks: see my reply of today (11th Oct) "Mick Murphy" wrote: > 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. > -- > Mad Mike > > > "Twanny" wrote: > > > Appreciate your pointing this out to me. Although not very knowledgeable > > about computers, should have realized this before posting. Thanks > > > > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote: > > > > > > > > "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message > > > news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > >
Guest Frank-FL Posted October 12, 2008 Posted October 12, 2008 Re: Boot sequence halts at F1 "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message news:%23i0H2ndKJHA.3808@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > "Twanny" <Evenstar@Fastweb.net> wrote in message > news:6AA83EF8-9084-42EF-BB0D-7815AAF145BE@microsoft.com... >> 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 NONSENSE When that message comes up it means that the BIOS is picking up on a hardware problem.
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