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by sid_kraft

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I have Microstar 875P Neo motherboard using the Intel Pentium 4 processor. Have used the system for 5 years. When I powered up this morning the system started to read the hard drive, never left(booted), looks like it went into a "hard" read state. I cannot even get into the Bios, when I continually press the "Del" key, doesn't give me access. Any ideas to Sid Kraft, sid_kraft@msn.com.

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by nepenthe0

http://tinyurl.com/5tl82j
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314477/
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945380/en-us
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307545/en-us

If you use the [i]Del[/i] key to access the BIOS, I recommend repeatly tapping the key during the POST phase (Powered-On Self Test) to enter the BIOS setup. Continuously pressing the key often doesn't work.

Older computers required a PS-2 keyboard to access the BIOS setup, and did not energize the USB port during POST. If yours is such a beast, you need either a $10 PS-2 generic keyboard or a USB/PS-2 adapter.

Good luck, and post back in this thread to let us know how you resolved the glitch.

Rick/Portland, OR

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