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Pd at startup, help!!

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ny182 -  
 Anonyme -
Hello!
I have a small problem, but extremely annoying!
I have a (black) screen that appears when I start my computer, followed by a "beep."
The screen has a lot of stuff written in English, at the beginning it says:
"Notebook ID: 25ABCED
Press F2 to run setup
Press F11 if you want to boot from the network
Press F12 for BBS POPUP"
then a bunch of stuff I don't understand...
then it ends with:
"Press F2 to resume"
Since F11 and F12 aren't responding, I press F2, and it then shows the "BIOS SETUP UTILITY" (blue screen)
to be able to start, I have to hit escape then enter and then it starts normally.

In fact, I think every time I start it asks me how I want to boot (from the hard drive, a CD...)
How do I get rid of all this???
Configuration: Windows XP Firefox 2.0

5 answers

  1.
    jee pee Posted messages 9442 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   9 981
     
    Hello,

    Generally speaking, when a PC beeps at startup and asks to enter the setup, it has detected an anomaly. This could indicate something like:
    - a fan not spinning
    - the size of the memory has been changed
    - the PC case not properly closed
    - ... and many other things

    In the part of the text that you do not understand, it should be indicated, you need to transcribe it here to see what the PC is saying

    Best regards.
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  2. ny182 Posted messages 73 Status Member 14
     


    NotebookID 255ABCED
    Press F2 to run setup
    Press F11 if you want to boot from the network
    Press F12 for BBS POPUP
    Checking NVRAM...
    Initializing USB Controllers... Done.
    512 MB OK
    USB device(s): 1 mouse
    Auto-Detecting Pri Master... IDE Hard Disk
    Auto-Detecting Sec Master... ATAPI CDROM
    Pri Master: SAMSUNG MP0804H UE 100-14
    Ultra DMA Mode-5, S.M.A.R.T. Capable and Status BAD
    SEC Master: HL-DT-ST DVD-RW GCA-4080N 0W34
    Ultra DMA Mode-2
    Auto-detecting USB Mass Storage Devices...
    00 USB Mass storage devices found and configured
    Pri Master Hard Disk: S.M.A.R.T. Status BAD, Backup and Replace
    Press F2 to Resume

    Is it serious, doctor?
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    1. jee pee Posted messages 9442 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   9 981
       
      If we take the lines:

      - Ultra DMA Mode-5, S.M.A.R.T. Capable and Status BAD

      - Pri Master Hard Disk: S.M.A.R.T. Status BAD, Backup and Replace

      I interpret this as a warning indicating that the hard drive is in poor condition, and that you should back up the data it contains and replace it

      So the best advice is to follow the recommendation to back up all data you care about. If you are still under warranty/maintenance, call support.

      Otherwise, you wait for the disk to fail before replacing it (if you don't replace it right away)

      Best regards.
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  3. ny182 Posted messages 73 Status Member 14
     
    Okay, I see... Thanks for the info, even though it's pretty bad news! Especially since my computer is probably no longer under warranty!
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  4. xaxa
     
    Yes, but that doesn't help me much... it's quite hard to understand this... I need 5 minutes for the first beep to sound, and then after the first beep, the second one follows immediately, but every time F1, F2, etc. appears on the screen... so the thing in English... and when I press F2, it works 1 time out of 3, otherwise I have to restart it until it works ^^ thanks for helping me if you can ^^
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  6. Anonyme
     
    Hi ;))

    As I experienced a mishap with the secondary hard drive...
    Check that the electrical contacts are good = move the power cables of your hard drive!
    The warranty is over; so you can open the beast... :))

    Is the PC battery still good? Check in the BIOS! If the time is correct... Unplug/replug the PC.

    A Scandisk = CHKDSK might do the trick! Where has Scandisk gone under Windows XP? :
    Scandisk no longer exists under Windows XP. It has been replaced by the chkdsk command in the command prompt.
    http://www.faqxp.com/f/31.asp

    Or still:
    By Anonymous
    1. open MY COMPUTER
    2. right-click on the drive to test
    3. click on PROPERTIES
    4. click on the TOOLS tab
    5. click on CHECK NOW, after checking the desired level of check

    Thanks, see you later.
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