Posted May 24, 201410 yr This Compaq 2100us was running xp sp3 w/Net and lubuntu 14.04 in a dual boot config deleted lubuntu, reinstalled win sp1 and updated to sp3 from a self -extracting upgrade on a usb. (From ms downloads) Installed IE8 and all was running fine. When I power up I get the Compaq screen with the [esc - f2 - f12 options] pressing f2 displays "entering setup" and does nothing after powerup agian pressing f-12 displays "booting from LAN" and does nothing after powerup again pressing Esc. displays the following: PhoenixBIOS 4.0 Release 6.0 Copyright 1985-2001 Pheonix Technologies Ltd. All Rights Reserved Build Time: 12/17/02 12:01:30 Compaq Notebook PC BIOS Version KA.M1.34 BIOS Version KT3R T2B21 T2B CPU = mobile AMD Athlon XP processor 2000+ 639K System RAM Passed 958M Extended RAM Passed 256K Cache SRAM Passed System BIOS Shadowed Video BIOS Shadowed Fixed Disk 0: IC25N020AATMR04-0 ATAPI CD-ROM: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2312 Mouse initalized System Configuration Data Updated Press EXC to change boot order Prees <f2> ro enter Setup, <f12> to boot from LAN after powerup again Pressing f-10 displays "starting dianostic" and does nothing Pressing ANY OTHER key at this point does NOTHING ! Is this a FIXBOOT , FIXMBR , TOASTED HDD Or A dead CMOS battery ? Can anyone help !! Continue reading...
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