Windows 2000 Bootup Issue

[Guest Joe]

One of our senior group members here has sent me this email and I don't know

how to help him.

 

On start-up, the screen shows the IBM motive and then,Press F1 for

configuration etc. (nothing happens)

Then it throws up the following message:-

 

"The RF-ID Tag has changed

184 Asset control antennae not detected

 

System Security is locked

 

PXE-MO4 - Initialising Network boot device using interrupt 18h.......

System Security -Keyboard is locked

176 The system has been tampered with

 

Turn power to your system off and then on

Your system is now locked."

 

I have tried multiple times to turn the power on and off, both at the

computer and at the switch on the wall plug, but cannot seem to get it

right.

Also over the past few days, there have been a few times when it has started

up correctly. I would appreciate comment or and is this a job for taking my

computer to experts.

 

Yours sincerely,

Peter

 

Is there any one in this group that could help us out with this problem?

 

I've never used Windows 2000 so I don't know what to advice to give him.

 

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Regards

Joe

Tasmania

[Guest Bob I]

Re: Windows 2000 Bootup Issue

 

The senior group member will need to contact IBM tech support, the

problem has nothing to do with Windows, it is purely a hardware issue.

 

Joe wrote:

> One of our senior group members here has sent me this email and I don't know

> how to help him.

>

> On start-up, the screen shows the IBM motive and then,Press F1 for

> configuration etc. (nothing happens)

> Then it throws up the following message:-

>

> "The RF-ID Tag has changed

> 184 Asset control antennae not detected

>

> System Security is locked

>

> PXE-MO4 - Initialising Network boot device using interrupt 18h.......

> System Security -Keyboard is locked

> 176 The system has been tampered with

>

> Turn power to your system off and then on

> Your system is now locked."

>

> I have tried multiple times to turn the power on and off, both at the

> computer and at the switch on the wall plug, but cannot seem to get it

> right.

> Also over the past few days, there have been a few times when it has started

> up correctly. I would appreciate comment or and is this a job for taking my

> computer to experts.

>

> Yours sincerely,

> Peter

>

> Is there any one in this group that could help us out with this problem?

>

> I've never used Windows 2000 so I don't know what to advice to give him.

>

[Guest philo]

Re: Windows 2000 Bootup Issue

 

 

"Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message

news:ennt%23moVIHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>

> One of our senior group members here has sent me this email and I don't

know

> how to help him.

>

> On start-up, the screen shows the IBM motive and then,Press F1 for

> configuration etc. (nothing happens)

> Then it throws up the following message:-

>

> "The RF-ID Tag has changed

> 184 Asset control antennae not detected

>

> System Security is locked

>

> PXE-MO4 - Initialising Network boot device using interrupt 18h.......

> System Security -Keyboard is locked

> 176 The system has been tampered with

>

> Turn power to your system off and then on

> Your system is now locked."

>

> I have tried multiple times to turn the power on and off, both at the

> computer and at the switch on the wall plug, but cannot seem to get it

> right.

> Also over the past few days, there have been a few times when it has

started

> up correctly. I would appreciate comment or and is this a job for taking

my

> computer to experts.

>

> Yours sincerely,

> Peter

>

> Is there any one in this group that could help us out with this problem?

>

> I've never used Windows 2000 so I don't know what to advice to give him.

>

>

 

The machine is attempting a network boot...

more than likely because the HD is not detected.

 

have him go into to bios to see if the HD can be detected

and set it as the first boot device.

 

If no HD is detected then next step is to check the data cable...

if that's OK then the HD has probably failed

[Guest Joe]

Re: Windows 2000 Bootup Issue

 

Thanks Bob and Philo for the information, I have passed it on to our member.

 

Appreciated

 

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Regards

Joe

Tasmania

"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message

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>

> "Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message

> news:ennt%23moVIHA.4740@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>

>> One of our senior group members here has sent me this email and I don't

> know

>> how to help him.

>>

>> On start-up, the screen shows the IBM motive and then,Press F1 for

>> configuration etc. (nothing happens)

>> Then it throws up the following message:-

>>

>> "The RF-ID Tag has changed

>> 184 Asset control antennae not detected

>>

>> System Security is locked

>>

>> PXE-MO4 - Initialising Network boot device using interrupt 18h.......

>> System Security -Keyboard is locked

>> 176 The system has been tampered with

>>

>> Turn power to your system off and then on

>> Your system is now locked."

>>

>> I have tried multiple times to turn the power on and off, both at the

>> computer and at the switch on the wall plug, but cannot seem to get it

>> right.

>> Also over the past few days, there have been a few times when it has

> started

>> up correctly. I would appreciate comment or and is this a job for taking

> my

>> computer to experts.

>>

>> Yours sincerely,

>> Peter

>>

>> Is there any one in this group that could help us out with this problem?

>>

>> I've never used Windows 2000 so I don't know what to advice to give him.

>>

>>

>

> The machine is attempting a network boot...

> more than likely because the HD is not detected.

>

> have him go into to bios to see if the HD can be detected

> and set it as the first boot device.

>

> If no HD is detected then next step is to check the data cable...

> if that's OK then the HD has probably failed

>

>

[Guest philo]

Re: Windows 2000 Bootup Issue

 

 

"Joe" <jogor@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message

news:%23NNGm11VIHA.4696@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Thanks Bob and Philo for the information, I have passed it on to our

member.

>

> Appreciated

>

>

 

 

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