xp hangs after showing the screen press F2 to enter BIOS settings

avant

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i am having a windows XP OS on Intel dual core processor,512 MB RAM. when I try to boot the system it enters the very first screen where intel logo and a message "press f2 to enter bios setup" and hangs thereafter, after pressing F2 also it shows the same screen,no keys work and processor activity LED also remains constant. I suspected on CMOS battery, once i removed CMOS battery and re inserted, it booted up. and again same problem in another boot.. what is the solution?
 

quad777

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Replace the CMOS battery, press and hold down the power button for atleast 30 seconds, then remove all peripherals(hard drive,DVD Rom,ram) and then put in a new battery and switch on, continue inserting peripherals one at a time to troubleshoot if it is any of the peripherals causing the system to hang.