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Mercury P1945GCM Problem

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by patel_kavit2003

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Hello all,

I bought a Mercury motherboard P1945GCM with Intel Core 2 Duo processor.

When I am starting my PC it ask me to "Press F1 to enter setup"

There is neither any error nor any other options to select.
Every time I have to enter into set up(BIOS) then exit from it using "Esc" . Now after exiting from set up(BIOS) I have not again that " Press F1... " and my Windows starts now.

For every time during Powering ON PC I have to do this.

I have new keyboard attached properly. I have also new and charged BIOS battery cell.
I also tried with applying default BIOS set up with no success.

Please help me out to remove this situation.

BR.

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by rob miners

Recheck all settings and if they appear to be correct, save the changes and exit CMOS setup.

If you haven't installed any hardware to the computer or hardware has been removed and you continue to receive the error, it is likely that there is an error or conflict in the CMOS. Press the key requested to enter setup and verify that all settings are correct. If everything appears to be correct try resetting the CMOS values to the defaults.

A damaged or insufficiently charged internal battery can corrupt CMOS or BIOS settings. Try a new one.

by rob miners

Error Message:
Overclocking failed! Press F1 to enter Setup or F2 to load defaults and continue.
Translation:
This error message, or a similar one, can occur with many motherboards when a bootup fails. Generally, it indicates that the user has overclocked a component a bit too far. It also might happen to a non-overclocked system, such as after the current to the PC?s power supply was turned off (or a newly built PC is started for the first time), or when a failed fan, hot weather, or accumulated dust has caused the PC to get too hot.
Solution:
Press F1 to enter Setup. Check your BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) settings for anything unusual. Press F10 to exit Setup and save any changes you made (or F9 if you want to discard any inadvertent changes). Your PC will restart. In many cases, simply entering and exiting Setup without making any changes is enough to make this error message go away.

If the error message repeats, re-enter Setup and return all overclocked components, such as the processor-RAM link/frontside bus speed or the RAM frequency and timings, to default settings. Alternatively, experienced overclockers who don?t mind risking a fried part might bump up voltage to the most recently overclocked part by the smallest amount available, such as 0.10V.

If the PC still refuses to boot past the error message, follow the PC manufacturer?s or motherboard user manual?s instructions to clear the CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor), which will return the BIOS settings back to default states. This usually involves unplugging the power cord, popping out the motherboard battery, and moving a jumper for a short time. Reverse the steps and try to boot again.

If the problems keeps recurring, check for a faulty memory module or processor. Mismatched RAM modules or memory that isn?t recommended by the motherboard manufacturer can also cause a problem like this.

If the processor is a brand-new one, try updating the motherboard?s BIOS to get the latest chip support. You may need to reinstall the old processor first. Older boards may require a jumper move to support certain processors. Ensure that all heatsinks are installed correctly with thermal compound.

by oh smeg

These are a coin sized battery of 3 V DC which are a Lithium and are not rechargeable. As for errors have you tried looking at the Date & Time or the basic Hardware it could be set to look for a Floppy or if you have changed the RAM or even the CPU Speed.

Anyway you can stop this happening by changing the setting in BIOS telling the system to stop on all errors. But when you exit BIOS you don't use the ESC Key you need to change the Changes and Exit BIOS. If you don't do this the error in the first place will still be there when you next start up the computer.

Col

by patel_kavit2003

Hi,

Thanks a lot to both of you.

But I told already that I have new mother board and so a new CMOS battery, also it do not ask or prompt for error/input rather than press F1 to enter setup , there isn't any message/error like for CMOS or KeyBoard fault.
Also I tried with applying default setting then save and then exit :)
But till I am not getting any clue.

Please tell me what should I have to do.

Thanks in advance,
Kavit.

by oh smeg

Anyway as this is a new M'Board and you trust batteries so much check the BIOS Clear Jumper. Some M'Board Makers set this to Clear to save the BIOS Battery while in transit. If it hasn't been moved to the correct position there is no power to the BIOS Chip when the system is turned off. It is also possible that you have got a faulty Battery with this M'Board as well that is why I suggested changing it, or at the very least Testing it for the correct 3 Volts voltage being present.

This is in the M'Board Manual and you will have to look for it though it should be with the Jumper Settings.

Once the M'Board is correctly configured or the BIOS Set correctly this will no longer appear but it is a Error in BIOS with at least 1 setting not being accepted. You will not get any error reports for most Setting Errors at this stage other than a incorrect CPU setting on some M'Boards. But any error during the Power On Self Test will result in the F1 message being put up. The only way to prevent this from appearing again is to either set BIOS correctly for your Hardware or turn off the Halt On All Errors Option In BIOS and Save Changes Before Exiting BIOS.

Col

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