NEED URGENT HELP: CAN'T ACCESS BIOS, or change boot device
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- BIOS
- Boot
- Compaq
- Devices
- Windows XP
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sandworm
May 26, 2014 9:07:35 AM
Hi i'm in desperate need of help (i'm not an expert). I have a compaq presario cq40-109tu which came with vista. I tried downgrading it to xp sp2 using a flash disk. After the 1st part of the installation (before the GUI phase), it restarted. It then freezes on post and won't let me access BIOS or change boot device or any of the f keys. I already removed the flash drive and it still wont boot from the hdd. It just freezes after a few seconds of pressing any of the function keys or leaving ot alone to follow the boot order. Please help.
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swifty_morgan
May 26, 2014 9:15:18 AM
sandworm
May 26, 2014 9:26:05 AM
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swifty_morgan
May 26, 2014 9:40:50 AM
sandworm
May 26, 2014 9:50:23 AM
sandworm
May 26, 2014 9:52:03 AM
swifty_morgan
May 26, 2014 10:12:18 AM
sandworm
May 26, 2014 10:19:52 AM
sandworm
May 26, 2014 10:21:11 AM
sandworm
May 26, 2014 10:30:39 AM
swifty_morgan
May 26, 2014 10:37:01 AM
sandworm
May 26, 2014 10:41:55 AM
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swifty_morgan
May 26, 2014 10:51:39 AM
sandworm
May 26, 2014 10:59:53 AM
sandworm
May 26, 2014 11:15:16 AM
swifty_morgan
May 26, 2014 11:23:44 AM
what did you use for xp? was it legit? with a code?
you did a proper boot from disc to totally blitz vista? refrormat.... ?
my handicap is I don't mess with laptops and I don't use flash drives to install opsys's.
installing through usb I'm not familiar with.
maybe somebody with applicable knowledge will pick this up. for me, a pc i would assume the HD is finished. why you can't do anything through the usb makes me think the mobo go shocked or the drivers for it still need to be loaded or it needs to be enabled in the BIOS.
you did a proper boot from disc to totally blitz vista? refrormat.... ?
my handicap is I don't mess with laptops and I don't use flash drives to install opsys's.
installing through usb I'm not familiar with.
maybe somebody with applicable knowledge will pick this up. for me, a pc i would assume the HD is finished. why you can't do anything through the usb makes me think the mobo go shocked or the drivers for it still need to be loaded or it needs to be enabled in the BIOS.
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sandworm
May 26, 2014 11:31:10 AM
sandworm
May 26, 2014 11:32:24 AM
swifty_morgan
May 26, 2014 11:53:22 AM
sandworm
May 26, 2014 11:59:29 AM
user14
May 26, 2014 12:11:43 PM
To get into the BIOS there are several options all differing depending on make and model, on your Compaq you could try F1, F10 or ESC, but there are other buttons too which I'm not sure of in your machines case such as DEL or F12 or F8 and probably other combinations too such as CTRL+ALT+ESC and many other..., Google is your friend, and no matter what you have done with your installation the BIOS always starts up first, you simply need to find the right key first to get there if needed.
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sandworm
May 26, 2014 5:29:53 PM
sandworm
May 26, 2014 10:15:18 PM
i tried contacting various service centers, including the HP Customer Care hotline and they can't seem to fix my problem. most of them advised me to reseat my RAM, and I did. the problem now is that the monitor remains black after pressing the power button. the power button lights up, but the lights that indicate CAPSLOCK and NUMLOCK flash twice every 2 seconds or so. would it be that the primary problem I had was a RAM problem all along, or did I just aggravate the situation by removing then reseating the RAM? i tried putting it on both the slots that were available, since I had an extra, unoccupied slot.
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May 26, 2014 10:17:57 PM
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