comppootah related question[views:4769][posts:12]_____________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 12:22pm - fleshfries ""] yea, well i've got a computer that i'm currently trying to install windows on. for some reason when it says "hit any key to boot from disk" its as if i've no keyboard present. now i tried booting and hitting DEL ito get into the bios, and that works....so the keyboard is definitely recognized [halt on errors are activated also, and i see none of them]....i tried a ps/2 keyboard and a usb keyboard with the same outcome.....can anybody put me in the right direction? |
| _______________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 12:22pm - the_reverend ""] did you delete c:\windows\system32\ yet? |
| ______________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 12:26pm - HailTheLeaf ""] Did the keyboard settings in the bios match the keyboard you tried at the time? Are the bios set to boot from the cd drive first? |
| _______________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 12:35pm - Aura_At_Dusk ""] Try to re route the IP address to the PING.( you may have to look up the IP address) once that is set you can go to C:/windows/systems users...click on your account and re install windows with the keyboard plugged in....hope i could help :D |
| _________________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 12:42pm - DestroyYouAlot ""] Is it a newer keyboard? Some of the newer ones don't have the "Any" key, so you may need to go on eBay and buy an older keyboard. This one should work: http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Vintage-IBM-XT-Mo...ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem |
| ____________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 1:01pm - fleshfries ""] its a formatted harddrive...and i have the first boot device set to cdrom...i just cant seem to figure out why the keyboard decides to be anal when i need to hit a key |
| ______________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 1:31pm - JDDomination ""] grrr fix my computer Mattfuck |
| ___________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 2:02pm - DrewBlood ""] i know this might be silly, but is there a cd in the drive? |
| ____________________________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 4:50pm - menstrual_sweatpants_disco ""] Sounds like an issue with the bios. Flash it to a newer bios maybe? It could be an issue that's been resolved. |
| ____________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 7:22pm - fleshfries ""] menstrual_sweatpants_disco said:Sounds like an issue with the bios. Flash it to a newer bios maybe? It could be an issue that's been resolved. just tried it and STILL nothing |
| _______________________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 10:00pm - ArrowHead likes Pie ""] fleshfries said:[QUOTE for some reason when it says "hit any key to boot from disk" its as if i've no keyboard present. now i tried booting and hitting DEL ito get into the bios, and that works. So go in your bios and set it to boot from the disk drive. Then you won't have to worry about hitting any keys. |
| _____________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 10:26pm - fleshfries ""] ArrowHead likes Pie said: So go in your bios and set it to boot from the disk drive. Then you won't have to worry about hitting any keys. i have all 3 set to boot fromt he disk drive....and it STILL isnt working....im thinking about trying suicide....out of frustration of course |
| ____________________________________________ [Sep 21,2007 10:56pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] this might help... [img] |