why do i have to press f1 before i can get into windows xp?
2007-11-07 09:59:52 · 6 answers · asked by roy070267 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
In most cases this is because of either your cmos battery is dead which holds the bios info on your pc. Or there is a problem with your bios.
Check your cmos battery. It's located on the motherboard inside your pc case.
But first try the suggestions from the yahoo answer below before you take your pc appart looking for a tiny battery.
2007-11-07 10:11:27 · answer #1 · answered by low_on_ram 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Only "low_on_r" is partly correct, ignore the rest !
another reason lies again in the bios of your motherboard, it may be set in a way that you must press F1 to continue.
If the answer "low_on_r" suggests is correct then every time you start your computer you must have the wrong time and date, if you don't , then it is definitely , not the battery.
2007-11-07 18:23:18 · answer #2 · answered by Morbeous 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well you Don't press F1....Unless you have Problems starting up XP....Good luck Anyway..!! :)
2007-11-07 18:10:05 · answer #3 · answered by Simon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could have a SATA boot drive. Most systems that have had their BIOS flashed to provide SATA support require you to press F1 (or another function key) to enable it.
2007-11-07 18:15:48 · answer #4 · answered by Paul The Rock Ape 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're dual booting or have a boot manager installed then that's most likely the cause.
2007-11-07 18:08:30 · answer #5 · answered by Sarah Piggy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to fix it up in the boot menu of your computer.
i can't give anymore info because each pc has a different boot menu.
2007-11-07 18:17:45 · answer #6 · answered by Johnny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋