When i power up my pc it makes a funny beep sound then it asks me to press f1 to boot or f2 to go into setup. I searched everywhere for answers to this problem and the only thing i could find was this thread http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=556800. I tried ctrl+alt+d and run the dell diagnostics on my pc it came back drive 0=pass drive 1 no device drive 2 nec dvd writer drive 3 no device I done exactly what they said and turned drive 2 off hoping it would sort the problem but it did not. Please can somone help me i dont have much of a clue about pc's.
where is your hd in that list as that isprobably the reason for the beep & press f1 to boot or f2 to go into setup? is your hd seen by the bios? also check to see if have correct time & date as a dead or dying cmos battery can also cause that error.
my hard drive is the drive 0 on the list i think cause it is saying it passed. how do i check to see where it is on my list i am not very clued up on pc's i need step by step help once in my bios to check this please. And for the battery i am not sure what you mean is it the big round battery on my pc board
that is the battery. will most likely be a cr2032 3v battery. what is the make & model# of your dell?
Next time, press f2 to get into your BIOS. You may not have to change anything, so try just saving the BIOS setup, and boot up. After booting up, shut down, and try to boot up again.
specs link http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3100/en/sm/specs0.htm#wp1052310 computer layout link http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3100/en/sm/techov0.htm#wp1052309 troubleshooting link http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3100/en/sm/adtshoot.htm#wp1124996 open your computer & post here what size is the data cable to your hd. is it wide(2"/5cm) or narrow(3/8"/8mm)?
i think i have already been in the bios and saved changes then rebooted so that did not do anything. as for what size is the hard drive cable i will check tomorrow and get back to you
