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| Thread ID: 128663 | 2013-01-06 21:10:00 | Boot up problem - Gigabyte - Loading Operating System....... | Digby (677) | Press F1 |
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| 1321711 | 2013-01-06 21:10:00 | Hi Guys I just gave me desktop its annual vacuum clean blow out! And had a heart attack when I tried to re-start it. It got as far as "Loading Operating System" and stopped there. I checked all the cables etc. Still the same So I tried the F12 Boot Up options on the Gigabyte startup screen. I went through the options and it started up fine! But then when I shut down and restarted as a test it came of with Loading Operating system again. So I have to keep going through this f12 procedure. Two things What could have caused this to happen? How can I lock in this setting ? Thanks |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1321712 | 2013-01-06 21:15:00 | Are you using the hdd/s in RAID?? It looks like it can hang if you are. Also, make sure the hdd is the bootdisk in the BIOS. An external hdd may also cause this. Unplug it when you boot, then connect it after | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1321713 | 2013-01-06 21:34:00 | No not RAID But yes the Boot disk order in the BIOS needed fixing. I wonder what caused it to lose this? Thanks Speedy |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1321714 | 2013-01-06 21:37:00 | You may have plugged something else in like a USB flash drive?? Or something bootable? | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1321715 | 2013-01-06 22:20:00 | Have you opened the box before? Is there some setting that automatically resets the boot order if the box is opened - ie a security setting? |
Bryan (147) | ||
| 1321716 | 2013-01-06 22:36:00 | How old is the CMOS battery? | KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1321717 | 2013-01-07 06:42:00 | Have you opened the box before? Is there some setting that automatically resets the boot order if the box is opened - ie a security setting? Only ever seen that on enterprise grade systems, usually it just cranks the fans right up if the case is open. Some also have a case lock on them. Never have I see one mess with boot order. |
Alex B (15479) | ||
| 1321718 | 2013-01-07 08:47:00 | Yes I have opened the box lots of times, swapping hard drives etc And I suppose the mbo and cmos battery are neatly 2 years old. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1321719 | 2013-01-08 22:00:00 | CMOS battery 'should' last a fair bit longer than that. BIOS settings changing or not sticking is usually a symptom of a failing CMOS battery, though. You could try replacing it, they are not expensive. |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
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