Hey guys,
I have severe trouble booting my computer. Have set up my system about a year before and never had any real trouble so far. Yesterday I had a crash that was not control-alt-del - able, so I used the reset button on my case. When I started the system up the next time, it booted into the BIOS. After leaving the BIOS, it booted up again into BIOS. Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat.
After some reading (maybe not enough?) I decided to re-set my CMOS. Set the jumper on 2-3 for a minute or something, set it back, started up the computer. Now I cannot enter the BIOS anymore, and it doesn't but further on. What happens? The system doesn't register me hitting DEL or F2 (F2 with any windows-functionality-buttons I can find), and later when it asks me to hit F1 it again doesn't register any input. I used F1 and, again, F1 combined with any functionality buttons, CRTs, ALTs and SHIFTS. I have used any USB port on my case, without any other results. I have NOT used a PS2-keyboard, since I don't have one. The NumLock is on during the boot but I cannot switch it off. However when staring at the "Press F1 to Run SETUP" screen I can CRT-ALT-DEL into a new boot. I also tried to use the DVD/CD that accompanied the motherboard without any effect. BTW, the screen detects "USB Devices total: 0 Drive, 1 Keyboard, 1 Mouse, 3 Hubs" ...
What happened? How can I enter the BIOS? Any ideas? Except buying a ps2-keyboard?
Thanks for your help!
Cat
I have severe trouble booting my computer. Have set up my system about a year before and never had any real trouble so far. Yesterday I had a crash that was not control-alt-del - able, so I used the reset button on my case. When I started the system up the next time, it booted into the BIOS. After leaving the BIOS, it booted up again into BIOS. Rinse, repeat, rinse, repeat.
After some reading (maybe not enough?) I decided to re-set my CMOS. Set the jumper on 2-3 for a minute or something, set it back, started up the computer. Now I cannot enter the BIOS anymore, and it doesn't but further on. What happens? The system doesn't register me hitting DEL or F2 (F2 with any windows-functionality-buttons I can find), and later when it asks me to hit F1 it again doesn't register any input. I used F1 and, again, F1 combined with any functionality buttons, CRTs, ALTs and SHIFTS. I have used any USB port on my case, without any other results. I have NOT used a PS2-keyboard, since I don't have one. The NumLock is on during the boot but I cannot switch it off. However when staring at the "Press F1 to Run SETUP" screen I can CRT-ALT-DEL into a new boot. I also tried to use the DVD/CD that accompanied the motherboard without any effect. BTW, the screen detects "USB Devices total: 0 Drive, 1 Keyboard, 1 Mouse, 3 Hubs" ...
What happened? How can I enter the BIOS? Any ideas? Except buying a ps2-keyboard?
Thanks for your help!
Cat