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  • 30-11-2008 3:46pm
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    turkish2
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    just bought a pc of my mate,everytime i power it up i have to press the f1 button to get it going,any ideas how i can get rid of it


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,180 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    turkish2 wrote: »
    just bought a pc of my mate,everytime i power it up i have to press the f1 button to get it going,any ideas how i can get rid of it

    Is there an error causing it to prompt you to press F1?


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    turkish2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭turkish2


    no.it runs grand,but its a pain in the hoop


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    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,011 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    It could be that the bios battery needs replacing... And the striking F1 may be due to the fact the bios is loosing its info, is there no error, not even about a checksum or something?

    Nick

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    turkish2
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭turkish2


    it says something about the hard drives not been read so i have to press the f1


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    yoyo
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    turkish2 wrote: »
    it says something about the hard drives not been read so i have to press the f1
    Run hard drive diagnostics on the drive (Located on Ultimate Boot CD) to ensure the hard disk is ok, sounds to me the hard disks SMART status had lowered, and its on its way out, needing replacement

    Nick

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