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I can not access my BIOS

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by politicalzombie

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Windows recently stopped working on my computer (the load screen would freeze) so I entered in safe mode, backed up files and reformatted my system drive.
Now when I boot up my Abit mobo screen does not show and I cannot enter my BIOS. It goes straight to a screen and says it is booting from CD and requires my windows CD to be in to boot up.
I cleared my CMOS and then when I boot up it goes to a strange screen where I can enter my BIOS by del key, I reset it to the proper boot sequence but it still does the same thing and I am back where I started.

If anyone has any suggestions please let me know!

Thanks!

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by older mycroft

You've reformatted your drive, but then you've cleared your CMOS because the system asked for the Windows CD?

Have you reinstalled Windows yet?
If so, which version of Windows?

by the scummy one

Ok, lets try to get to what the problem is.

If you have installed your OS again, remove the cd.
If the OS has not been installed, this makes more sense. Boot to the OS cd and install the OS.
If there is no boot files from the HDD, then it should boot to cd, floppy, etc., until it finds a boot device.

by tintoman

If you set your boot sequence to 1st hard drive, 2nd CDROM 3rd Floppy or whatever then you are still being asked for a boot disk this would indicate that the necessary system files are not present on the hard drive or possibley cannot be read for some other reason. I would suggest that you installation of windows was interrupted before it finished, perhaps you removed the installation CD before you should haveor something like that.
So reboot from the installation CD and have another go at installing, this time leave the disc in the drive until you get the windows desk top

by Former member

Your battery on the motherboard might have gone, take the battery out and tkae it with you to a shop and get the same make (look at the model number that is stamped on the battery), when new replace (make sure you have a static wrist strap on so that you do not kill your motherboard or memory. I hope all works out for you. Please post back if you have anymore problems or questions.

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