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OKAY................... Things are much better but still need some help.
I exchanged floppy drive and cable and startup disk now works fine. Problem is that CD runs off Sound Blaster 16 sound card and apparently won't operate with generic drivers on startup disk. I've downloaded SB16 'update' drivers (hope that doesn't turn out to be problem). How do I get these loaded w/ startup disk? "PCR" wrote: Here is what I have for that... Enter BIOS Setup & jot down your settings. You must press a key at boot to enter BIOS Setup. If you don't know the key to press, try "Esc" at the manufacturer's logo. Then, the key to press to enter BIOS setup will show up. Quickly press it. For this Compaq, it is F10. In BIOS, use TAB & the arrow keys to navigate, & ENTER to select. (Well, there may be a legend showing your keys are different.) While in there, you'd better go through all the menus & jot down the settings. If they are not set to defaults, and somehow, someday, they are cleared, all these settings will have to be input again. ......Quote of Candlin about............... ......keystrokes to get to BIOS Setup.... Usually DEL, but F1, F2, F10 are also common. Other keystrokes which might work a AMI BIOS: Del key during the POST DTK BIOS: Esc key during the POST Award BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Esc Misc BIOS: Ctrl-Esc Phoenix BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Esc or Ctrl-Alt-S IBM PS/2 BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Ins after Ctrl-Alt-Del If all else fails, shut down, power off, unplug the keyboard, and power up again, as some older systems will default to the CMOS Setup if a keyboard is not found. .......End of Quote............................ -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "PattyL" wrote in message ... | Just thought that I'd mention that I tested holding the F10 key during the | boot on the three systems we have here and on the laptop and one desktop, | there was no effect. The systems booted normally. | | On the other desktop (an HP), it started the system recovery. Oops! When I | cancelled the system recovery, I did get a message to press the F1 to run | setup or F10 to run recovery. | | So your theory that holding the F10 key should initiate the BIOS setup is | not valid on all systems. | | PattyL | | | "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message | ... | | "PattyL" wrote in message | ... | Something that I like even better than unplugging the keyboard is to lay | your forearm across the keyboard pressing down several keys at once. | Generally (if the boot is getting that far), you will get a Keyboard | error | message that tells you what key or key combination to press to enter | setup | or F1 to continue. In this case, you actually can do it. g | | | I would have suggested that, but, as I recommended, | he held down the F10 key while the PC booted. | | That should have at least initiated the BIOS Setup program, | and, failing that, should have given him a keyboard error. | | It did neither, suggesting that your "method" would not have | worked either, even though there is nothing wrong with it. | | PattyL | | | "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message | ... | | "ssb" wrote in message | ... | Held the F10 but didn't get anything different, not even the 2 beeps. | | Power it off. | | Unplug the keyboard. | | Power on again. | | See if you get the infamous | | "Keyboard not found. Press F1 to continue" message. | | Think about installing a fresh CMOS backup battery. | | | | | | | | |
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Trying to install windows.
First problem had been that floppy wouldn't recognize startup disk -- changed out floppy and cable, now get thru startup. Problem now is that the CD is not operating, so I can't load Windows install CD. The CD drive is running off a Sound Blaster 16 card. Since it won't run from the generic drivers startup installs, am assuming I need to load manufacturer drivers. Have downloaded an 'update' driver file. Need to know how to get those files loaded w/ startup disk. "PCR" wrote: I'm not sure what this thread is about. Do you want to install Sound Blaster or all of Windows? -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "ssb" wrote in message ... | OKAY................... Things are much better but still need some help. | | I exchanged floppy drive and cable and startup disk now works fine. Problem | is that CD runs off Sound Blaster 16 sound card and apparently won't operate | with generic drivers on startup disk. I've downloaded SB16 'update' drivers | (hope that doesn't turn out to be problem). How do I get these loaded w/ | startup disk? | | | | "PCR" wrote: | | Here is what I have for that... | | Enter BIOS Setup & jot down your settings. | | You must press a key at boot to enter BIOS Setup. If you don't know the | key to press, try "Esc" at the manufacturer's logo. Then, the key to | press to enter BIOS setup will show up. Quickly press it. For this | Compaq, it is F10. | | In BIOS, use TAB & the arrow keys to navigate, & ENTER to select. (Well, | there may be a legend showing your keys are different.) | | While in there, you'd better go through all the menus & jot down the | settings. If they are not set to defaults, and somehow, someday, they | are cleared, all these settings will have to be input again. | | ......Quote of Candlin about............... | ......keystrokes to get to BIOS Setup.... | Usually DEL, but F1, F2, F10 are also common. | | Other keystrokes which might work a | | AMI BIOS: Del key during the POST | DTK BIOS: Esc key during the POST | Award BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Esc | Misc BIOS: Ctrl-Esc | Phoenix BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Esc or Ctrl-Alt-S | IBM PS/2 BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Ins after Ctrl-Alt-Del | | If all else fails, shut down, power off, unplug the keyboard, | and power up again, as some older systems will default | to the CMOS Setup if a keyboard is not found. | .......End of Quote............................ | | | -- | Thanks or Good Luck, | There may be humor in this post, and, | Naturally, you will not sue, | should things get worse after this, | PCR | | "PattyL" wrote in message | ... | | Just thought that I'd mention that I tested holding the F10 key during | the | | boot on the three systems we have here and on the laptop and one | desktop, | | there was no effect. The systems booted normally. | | | | On the other desktop (an HP), it started the system recovery. Oops! | When I | | cancelled the system recovery, I did get a message to press the F1 to | run | | setup or F10 to run recovery. | | | | So your theory that holding the F10 key should initiate the BIOS setup | is | | not valid on all systems. | | | | PattyL | | | | | | "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message | | ... | | | | "PattyL" wrote in message | | ... | | Something that I like even better than unplugging the keyboard is | to lay | | your forearm across the keyboard pressing down several keys at | once. | | Generally (if the boot is getting that far), you will get a | Keyboard | | error | | message that tells you what key or key combination to press to | enter | | setup | | or F1 to continue. In this case, you actually can do it. g | | | | | | I would have suggested that, but, as I recommended, | | he held down the F10 key while the PC booted. | | | | That should have at least initiated the BIOS Setup program, | | and, failing that, should have given him a keyboard error. | | | | It did neither, suggesting that your "method" would not have | | worked either, even though there is nothing wrong with it. | | | | PattyL | | | | | | "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message | | ... | | | | "ssb" wrote in message | | ... | | Held the F10 but didn't get anything different, not even the 2 | beeps. | | | | Power it off. | | | | Unplug the keyboard. | | | | Power on again. | | | | See if you get the infamous | | | | "Keyboard not found. Press F1 to continue" message. | | | | Think about installing a fresh CMOS backup battery. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Suggest you start a new thread--"How do I add SB16 CDROM support to
Startup disk?" I used to know, and I'm sure many others here still do. -- Gary S. Terhune MS MVP Shell/User http://www.grystmill.com/articles/cleanboot.htm http://www.grystmill.com/articles/security.htm "ssb" wrote in message ... Trying to install windows. First problem had been that floppy wouldn't recognize startup disk -- changed out floppy and cable, now get thru startup. Problem now is that the CD is not operating, so I can't load Windows install CD. The CD drive is running off a Sound Blaster 16 card. Since it won't run from the generic drivers startup installs, am assuming I need to load manufacturer drivers. Have downloaded an 'update' driver file. Need to know how to get those files loaded w/ startup disk. "PCR" wrote: I'm not sure what this thread is about. Do you want to install Sound Blaster or all of Windows? -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "ssb" wrote in message ... | OKAY................... Things are much better but still need some help. | | I exchanged floppy drive and cable and startup disk now works fine. Problem | is that CD runs off Sound Blaster 16 sound card and apparently won't operate | with generic drivers on startup disk. I've downloaded SB16 'update' drivers | (hope that doesn't turn out to be problem). How do I get these loaded w/ | startup disk? | | | | "PCR" wrote: | | Here is what I have for that... | | Enter BIOS Setup & jot down your settings. | | You must press a key at boot to enter BIOS Setup. If you don't know the | key to press, try "Esc" at the manufacturer's logo. Then, the key to | press to enter BIOS setup will show up. Quickly press it. For this | Compaq, it is F10. | | In BIOS, use TAB & the arrow keys to navigate, & ENTER to select. (Well, | there may be a legend showing your keys are different.) | | While in there, you'd better go through all the menus & jot down the | settings. If they are not set to defaults, and somehow, someday, they | are cleared, all these settings will have to be input again. | | ......Quote of Candlin about............... | ......keystrokes to get to BIOS Setup.... | Usually DEL, but F1, F2, F10 are also common. | | Other keystrokes which might work a | | AMI BIOS: Del key during the POST | DTK BIOS: Esc key during the POST | Award BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Esc | Misc BIOS: Ctrl-Esc | Phoenix BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Esc or Ctrl-Alt-S | IBM PS/2 BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Ins after Ctrl-Alt-Del | | If all else fails, shut down, power off, unplug the keyboard, | and power up again, as some older systems will default | to the CMOS Setup if a keyboard is not found. | .......End of Quote............................ | | | -- | Thanks or Good Luck, | There may be humor in this post, and, | Naturally, you will not sue, | should things get worse after this, | PCR | | "PattyL" wrote in message | ... | | Just thought that I'd mention that I tested holding the F10 key during | the | | boot on the three systems we have here and on the laptop and one | desktop, | | there was no effect. The systems booted normally. | | | | On the other desktop (an HP), it started the system recovery. Oops! | When I | | cancelled the system recovery, I did get a message to press the F1 to | run | | setup or F10 to run recovery. | | | | So your theory that holding the F10 key should initiate the BIOS setup | is | | not valid on all systems. | | | | PattyL | | | | | | "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message | | ... | | | | "PattyL" wrote in message | | ... | | Something that I like even better than unplugging the keyboard is | to lay | | your forearm across the keyboard pressing down several keys at | once. | | Generally (if the boot is getting that far), you will get a | Keyboard | | error | | message that tells you what key or key combination to press to | enter | | setup | | or F1 to continue. In this case, you actually can do it. g | | | | | | I would have suggested that, but, as I recommended, | | he held down the F10 key while the PC booted. | | | | That should have at least initiated the BIOS Setup program, | | and, failing that, should have given him a keyboard error. | | | | It did neither, suggesting that your "method" would not have | | worked either, even though there is nothing wrong with it. | | | | PattyL | | | | | | "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message | | ... | | | | "ssb" wrote in message | | ... | | Held the F10 but didn't get anything different, not even the 2 | beeps. | | | | Power it off. | | | | Unplug the keyboard. | | | | Power on again. | | | | See if you get the infamous | | | | "Keyboard not found. Press F1 to continue" message. | | | | Think about installing a fresh CMOS backup battery. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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I don't know how to do it, either. Start a new thread as Terhune said,
or go scour their site. Good luck. If you have a Config.sys & Autoexec.bat that as they would look AFTER the install, post them to the new thread. Someone can say where Sound Blaster's files should go by looking at that. But I'm surprised the card doesn't provide access on it's own, through some kind of BIOS extension. -- Thanks or Good Luck, There may be humor in this post, and, Naturally, you will not sue, should things get worse after this, PCR "ssb" wrote in message ... | Trying to install windows. | | First problem had been that floppy wouldn't recognize startup disk -- | changed out floppy and cable, now get thru startup. | | Problem now is that the CD is not operating, so I can't load Windows install | CD. The CD drive is running off a Sound Blaster 16 card. Since it won't run | from the generic drivers startup installs, am assuming I need to load | manufacturer drivers. Have downloaded an 'update' driver file. Need to know | how to get those files loaded w/ startup disk. | | | "PCR" wrote: | | I'm not sure what this thread is about. Do you want to install Sound | Blaster or all of Windows? | | -- | Thanks or Good Luck, | There may be humor in this post, and, | Naturally, you will not sue, | should things get worse after this, | PCR | | "ssb" wrote in message | ... | | OKAY................... Things are much better but still need some | help. | | | | I exchanged floppy drive and cable and startup disk now works fine. | Problem | | is that CD runs off Sound Blaster 16 sound card and apparently won't | operate | | with generic drivers on startup disk. I've downloaded SB16 'update' | drivers | | (hope that doesn't turn out to be problem). How do I get these loaded | w/ | | startup disk? | | | | | | | | "PCR" wrote: | | | | Here is what I have for that... | | | | Enter BIOS Setup & jot down your settings. | | | | You must press a key at boot to enter BIOS Setup. If you don't know | the | | key to press, try "Esc" at the manufacturer's logo. Then, the key to | | press to enter BIOS setup will show up. Quickly press it. For this | | Compaq, it is F10. | | | | In BIOS, use TAB & the arrow keys to navigate, & ENTER to select. | (Well, | | there may be a legend showing your keys are different.) | | | | While in there, you'd better go through all the menus & jot down the | | settings. If they are not set to defaults, and somehow, someday, | they | | are cleared, all these settings will have to be input again. | | | | ......Quote of Candlin about............... | | ......keystrokes to get to BIOS Setup.... | | Usually DEL, but F1, F2, F10 are also common. | | | | Other keystrokes which might work a | | | | AMI BIOS: Del key during the POST | | DTK BIOS: Esc key during the POST | | Award BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Esc | | Misc BIOS: Ctrl-Esc | | Phoenix BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Esc or Ctrl-Alt-S | | IBM PS/2 BIOS: Ctrl-Alt-Ins after Ctrl-Alt-Del | | | | If all else fails, shut down, power off, unplug the keyboard, | | and power up again, as some older systems will default | | to the CMOS Setup if a keyboard is not found. | | .......End of Quote............................ | | | | | | -- | | Thanks or Good Luck, | | There may be humor in this post, and, | | Naturally, you will not sue, | | should things get worse after this, | | PCR | | | | "PattyL" wrote in message | | ... | | | Just thought that I'd mention that I tested holding the F10 key | during | | the | | | boot on the three systems we have here and on the laptop and one | | desktop, | | | there was no effect. The systems booted normally. | | | | | | On the other desktop (an HP), it started the system recovery. | Oops! | | When I | | | cancelled the system recovery, I did get a message to press the F1 | to | | run | | | setup or F10 to run recovery. | | | | | | So your theory that holding the F10 key should initiate the BIOS | setup | | is | | | not valid on all systems. | | | | | | PattyL | | | | | | | | | "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message | | | ... | | | | | | "PattyL" wrote in message | | | ... | | | Something that I like even better than unplugging the keyboard | is | | to lay | | | your forearm across the keyboard pressing down several keys at | | once. | | | Generally (if the boot is getting that far), you will get a | | Keyboard | | | error | | | message that tells you what key or key combination to press to | | enter | | | setup | | | or F1 to continue. In this case, you actually can do it. g | | | | | | | | | I would have suggested that, but, as I recommended, | | | he held down the F10 key while the PC booted. | | | | | | That should have at least initiated the BIOS Setup program, | | | and, failing that, should have given him a keyboard error. | | | | | | It did neither, suggesting that your "method" would not have | | | worked either, even though there is nothing wrong with it. | | | | | | PattyL | | | | | | | | | "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message | | | ... | | | | | | "ssb" wrote in message | | | ... | | | Held the F10 but didn't get anything different, not even the | 2 | | beeps. | | | | | | Power it off. | | | | | | Unplug the keyboard. | | | | | | Power on again. | | | | | | See if you get the infamous | | | | | | "Keyboard not found. Press F1 to continue" message. | | | | | | Think about installing a fresh CMOS backup battery. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Actually, the place that I jumped in was after you suggested the F10 key and
ssb replied that he tried it and didn't get anything different. "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message ... "PattyL" wrote in message ... Just thought that I'd mention that I tested holding the F10 key during the boot on the three systems we have here and on the laptop and one desktop, there was no effect. The systems booted normally. On the other desktop (an HP), it started the system recovery. Oops! When I cancelled the system recovery, I did get a message to press the F1 to run setup or F10 to run recovery. So your theory that holding the F10 key should initiate the BIOS setup is not valid on all systems. The OP identified his computer as an Acer brand. My research and response was predicated on that fact. If you jumped into the middle of a thread and read a post which contained advice to FORMAT C:, would you do it? |
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"PattyL" wrote in message ... Actually, the place that I jumped in was after you suggested the F10 key and ssb replied that he tried it and didn't get anything different. I don't see how the above in any way relates to the context of my post, which was that F10 normally initiates the BIOS Setup program on an Acer computer. I will reiterate that I did not claim what you implied that I claimed, that my "theory" - holding the F10 key should initiate the BIOS setup - is valid on all systems. First, it isn't a theory, and second, I did not state that it was valid in all systems. I was supplying directed responses to a specific scenario, related to an Acer computer. I'm not sure what your argument is. "Hugh Candlin" wrote in message ... "PattyL" wrote in message ... Just thought that I'd mention that I tested holding the F10 key during the boot on the three systems we have here and on the laptop and one desktop, there was no effect. The systems booted normally. On the other desktop (an HP), it started the system recovery. Oops! When I cancelled the system recovery, I did get a message to press the F1 to run setup or F10 to run recovery. So your theory that holding the F10 key should initiate the BIOS setup is not valid on all systems. The OP identified his computer as an Acer brand. My research and response was predicated on that fact. If you jumped into the middle of a thread and read a post which contained advice to FORMAT C:, would you do it? |
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