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by riki234

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Windows XP will not allow me to enter my BIOS upon start up. I have rebooted 100 times now each time using a different key to try to enter the BIOS. Prior to the installation of XP, the "F1" key was used multiple times to open the BIOS. After installation, my sound doesn't work and the BIOS is not able to be entered. I don't want to pull any batteries or anything. Is there a way to just simply destroy Microsoft and start using Linux? I mean, is there any other ways to enter a BIOS?

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by older mycroft

Therefore, if F1 worked before installing XP, it should still work now.

What hardware IS your computer system?

You say that "[i]Prior to the installation of XP, the "F1" key was used multiple times to open the BIOS[/i]"...

...What was installed on your system PRIOR to installing Windows XP?

You should be hitting F1 long before Windows XP starts to boot.

by thechas

As has been stated, you are hitting the F1 key too late.

With fast processors, the POST process is very quick and the operation of the computer gets passed on to the boot loader within seconds.

What you need to do, is enter BIOS setup and disable the quick memory test. That will give you more time to press the F1 key at boot.

If you really cannot press the key quick enough, the simple way to get a chance is to pull the hard drive data cable. With no boot loader to pass to, the BIOS will sit and wait.

Your sound does not work because you do not have the correct XP version driver installed. You need to go to the web site for the manufacture of your sound card, motherboard or system and download the XP version driver.

On the assumption that this is an older system, a number of older sound cards do not work with XP. If this is a new system that you are rolling back to XP from Vista, hardware compatibility may still be the issue. Just because your sound card worked with one OS does not mean it will work with a different OS.

If you need more help, post the specifics of your system along with what OS you were running before switching to XP.

As to Linux, there is no reason for you not to try Linux. Ubunto, in particular the live CD version is a good place to start.

Chas

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