Hey guys,
First off I want to say I have no clue if I posted this thread in the appropriate category, and apologize if I didn't. I'm currently overseas in Europe and my cousin was asking if I could fix his PC for him. I thought it would be easy, but it's been problem after problem. He has an Emachine model EL 1600. After fixing some half a dozen problems I'm currently stuck. As of right now everytime I start the computer I'm taken to an American Megatrends screen that reads:
AMIBIOS(C)2006 American Megatrends, Inc.
Release Date: 03/17/2009
CPU : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 230 @ 1.60GHz
Press F12 for BBS POPUP
The MCH is operating with DDR2 533 in Single-Channel Mode
1024MB OK (8MB Shared Memory Size Used)
Auto-Detecting SATA Drive 1..IDE Hard Disk
Auto-Detecting SATA Drive 2..ATAPI CDROM
SATA Drive 1 : ST3160815AS 4.AAA
Ultra DMA Mode-5, S.M.A.R.T. Capable and Status OK
SATA Drive 2 : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH40F MG01
Ultra DMA Mode-5
CMOS Settings Wrong
CMOS Date/Time Not Set
Press F1 to Run SETUP
Press F2 to load default values and continue
When I attempt to press F1 or F2, nothing happens. At first I thought it was the keyboard, so I went and bought a new one (USB), but had the same results. (The lights on the keyboard are on, so I know it's not defective) When I press F12, the one change I notice is the "Press F12 for BBS POPUP" is replaced by "Boot Selection Popup menu has been selected". If any of you could provide some assistance, that would be great.
Thanks
First off I want to say I have no clue if I posted this thread in the appropriate category, and apologize if I didn't. I'm currently overseas in Europe and my cousin was asking if I could fix his PC for him. I thought it would be easy, but it's been problem after problem. He has an Emachine model EL 1600. After fixing some half a dozen problems I'm currently stuck. As of right now everytime I start the computer I'm taken to an American Megatrends screen that reads:
AMIBIOS(C)2006 American Megatrends, Inc.
Release Date: 03/17/2009
CPU : Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU 230 @ 1.60GHz
Press F12 for BBS POPUP
The MCH is operating with DDR2 533 in Single-Channel Mode
1024MB OK (8MB Shared Memory Size Used)
Auto-Detecting SATA Drive 1..IDE Hard Disk
Auto-Detecting SATA Drive 2..ATAPI CDROM
SATA Drive 1 : ST3160815AS 4.AAA
Ultra DMA Mode-5, S.M.A.R.T. Capable and Status OK
SATA Drive 2 : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH40F MG01
Ultra DMA Mode-5
CMOS Settings Wrong
CMOS Date/Time Not Set
Press F1 to Run SETUP
Press F2 to load default values and continue
When I attempt to press F1 or F2, nothing happens. At first I thought it was the keyboard, so I went and bought a new one (USB), but had the same results. (The lights on the keyboard are on, so I know it's not defective) When I press F12, the one change I notice is the "Press F12 for BBS POPUP" is replaced by "Boot Selection Popup menu has been selected". If any of you could provide some assistance, that would be great.
Thanks
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