[Resolved] old computer models need to press the F1 key to enter the system
Problem Description: Computer due to malfunction, press F1 to start the boot system, generally because of improper BIOS settings, but you can boot the system properly, is a non-fatal fault, and press F1 is asking whether you continue.
Reason 1:
If you do not have the option to install a floppy drive, but set up to open the floppy drive in the CMOS
Workaround 1
Methods ①: boot into the BIOS settings, select the first "Basic", the floopy a setting not "Disabel" invalid on it.
Method ②: enter BIOS, press the Enter key to enter the first look inside the "Drive A" term is not "None", if not press "PgUp" or "PgDn" to modify, press "ESC" to exit the revised , select "Save & exit Setup" item and press Enter to exit the BIOS, reboot the system, if not to change the battery then the above steps can re-set.
Reason 2:
Because the BIOS settings do not match the real hardware data, such as a floppy drive or a floppy drive is not actually broken, and BIOS actually provided with a floppy drive, thus leading according to F1 to continue, or had hung up two hard drives in the BIOS settings He became a dual hard drives, one of which was later removed when they forget to change the BIOS settings back, there will be the problem. Second, the motherboard battery is no electricity can also cause a loss of data occurs in this fault.
Solution 2
After entering the BIOS setup found in the floppy drive set up, but in fact there is no floppy drive in the chassis, set this to post NONE, troubleshooting.
Common problems and treatment options
1、Hareware Monitor found an error，enter POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP for details，Press F1 to continue，DEL to enter SETUP.
Description: monitoring errors are found, enter POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP View detailed information, press the F1 key to continue the boot process, press the DEL key to enter COMS setting. Reason: Some motherboards with hardware monitoring function, the set temperature may be monitored with the CPU motherboard, monitor the voltage output level of the voltage regulator and monitoring the respective fan speed, when the monitoring function found abnormal condition in the boot, so there will be above these words, then you can enter COMS set to select POWER MANAGEMENT SETUP, the right side in Fan Monitor, Thermal Monitor and Voltage Monitor to see which part issued exception, and then to solve.
2、pri slave drive-ATAPI LNCOMPatible press F1 to Resume.
Description: It may be your drive is faulty or not connected, preferably in the CMOS each IDE port is set to automatic.
3、Press F1 to continue，DEL to enter SETUP.
Note: Press DEL boot into the BIOS, press F10 to select NONE in the selection floppy drive to save it.