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Answer» All you are doing is creating headaches for yourself. Get into BIOS and set your cdrom as the 1st boot device. Put your XP disk into your cdrom,boot up, format & do a clean install. A previous install in a different computer with your HD as a slave is just asking for trouble. Do you have a genuine Microsoft XP disk?All of the ctrl alt codes bring me to the same place F1 does there is no Cmos or bios figurations therenow I'm P..o'ed I ran the xp boot floppy and then ran the cd and still have to boot off the floppy and its becoming aggravating ...? Stupid F'in PC goes blank if the floppy isn't inserted..Let's start all over. This has gone on waaaaay too long. What make and model of computer. How much RAM and what CPU? Is this a legal and shiney real Windows CD or some sort of restore disk. Have you monkeyed with the BIOS settings? If so, set them all to the default positions. (You said it was an IBM, so assuming it is, that is easy to do.) In the BIOS make sure that the machine is set to boot to CD first, save your settings, exit the BIOS and restart the machine. What happens now. What EXACTLY happened prior to all of this? Quote All of the ctrl alt codes bring me to the same place F1 does there is no Cmos or bios figurations there How to enter CMOS/BIOS setup(Click) It doesn't have to be the F1 button. You should pay close attention to Fed and Gx_Man because right now you're obviously not doing that. If you're just going to ignore our questions then there is no point in helping you.I have done everything they have told me to do. I have tried all the settings to get into the bios and it doesnt go there. (bios) I know how to get into the bios and cmos on the other comps we have but for some reason this one computer wont let me find it. Yes it is the full version of win xp.... the make and model is an IBM 300gl.... hard drive is 3gigs.... the ram is 96mb ram.... yes its low .... as for what happened well our teen daughter went into the msconfig and DISABLED all the settings.. So the biggest prob I have right now is getting into the bios... and the system prop. tells me that C is turned off.....Quote s for what happened well our teen daughter went into the msconfig and disabled all the settings.. So the biggest prob I have right now is getting into the bios These issues are not related. Windows does not in any way affect the BIOS. What brand of PC do you have and what type of CMOS?I know these 2 issues are not related.. I never said they were... What Im telling you is as I have mentioned many times.....I cannot find the bios or c-mos settings in this computer..... I know what to do once I get into the bios or c-mos.... But again I cant find these settings..... I have tried all the commands that the others have told me to try and they do not work....I have mentioned before that it is a IBM 300gl....You could have inspected the mainboard to see what CMOS chip is installed.. And while you're at it, reset it to its default values so it will complain and tell you system settings are wrong. Try that and see if it will allow you to access the BIOS.HOLD down the F1 button BEFORE you power up the machine... If this fails try the same technique with Ctrl S patio. 8-)K I held down the F1 key as soon as it started the PC of course yells at me tells me keyboard error then takes me into config/setup utility and there is no cmos or bios settings in there..But in product data it tells me bios mode is desktop??In case you're still puzzling over this you'll find that all Thinkpads require you to hold the F1 key before turning the machine on. Keep the F1 key pressed while it's booting up and - you're in. Patio is correct.Have you tried removing the ram cleaning the contacts and reseating it. Have you thought about a new CMOS battery?Something doesn't figure here. If you take out one memory module assuming you have 2,will it then go to the cmos settings because hardware CONFIGURATION has changed? But,SSSthon SSSometthings gotta work!Fer SSShame! Fer SSShame! At this stage hit Ctrl S and see if that does it...Take it to a shop. It is beyond your help.Here is what I see... system summary product Data Devices and I/O ports Start Options Date and Time System SECURITY Advanced Setup ISA Legacy Resources Power Management Save Settings Restore Settings Load Default Settings Exit Setup In these Settings it does not have a place to change Bios or Cmos..HOWEVER I find an area that shows a boot method but my choices are confusing to me ..pxe,tcp/ip,netware,rpl ..As for the Mo bo I'm still attempting to find the make of it..

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All you are doing is creating headaches for yourself.
Get into BIOS and set your cdrom as the 1st boot device.
Put your XP disk into your cdrom,boot up, format & do a clean install.
A previous install in a different computer with your HD as a slave is just asking for trouble.
Do you have a genuine Microsoft XP disk?All of the ctrl alt codes bring me to the same place F1 does there is no Cmos or bios figurations therenow I'm P..o'ed I ran the xp boot floppy and then ran the cd and still have to boot off the floppy and its becoming aggravating ...? Stupid F'in PC goes blank if the floppy isn't inserted..Let's start all over. This has gone on waaaaay too long.

What make and model of computer. How much RAM and what CPU? Is this a legal and shiney real Windows CD or some sort of restore disk. Have you monkeyed with the BIOS settings? If so, set them all to the default positions. (You said it was an IBM, so assuming it is, that is easy to do.)

In the BIOS make sure that the machine is set to boot to CD first, save your settings, exit the BIOS and restart the machine. What happens now.

What EXACTLY happened prior to all of this?

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All of the ctrl alt codes bring me to the same place F1 does there is no Cmos or bios figurations there

How to enter CMOS/BIOS setup(Click)

It doesn't have to be the F1 button.

You should pay close attention to Fed and Gx_Man because right now you're obviously not doing that. If you're just going to ignore our questions then there is no point in helping you.I have done everything they have told me to do. I have tried all the settings to get into the bios and it doesnt go there. (bios) I know how to get into the bios and cmos on the other comps we have but for some reason this one computer wont let me find it. Yes it is the full version of win xp.... the make and model is an IBM 300gl.... hard drive is 3gigs.... the ram is 96mb ram.... yes its low .... as for what happened well our teen daughter went into the msconfig and DISABLED all the settings.. So the biggest prob I have right now is getting into the bios... and the system prop. tells me that C is turned off.....Quote

s for what happened well our teen daughter went into the msconfig and disabled all the settings.. So the biggest prob I have right now is getting into the bios

These issues are not related. Windows does not in any way affect the BIOS.

What brand of PC do you have and what type of CMOS?I know these 2 issues are not related.. I never said they were... What Im telling you is as I have mentioned many times.....I cannot find the bios or c-mos settings in this computer..... I know what to do once I get into the bios or c-mos.... But again I cant find these settings..... I have tried all the commands that the others have told me to try and they do not work....I have mentioned before that it is a IBM 300gl....You could have inspected the mainboard to see what CMOS chip is installed.. And while you're at it, reset it to its default values so it will complain and tell you system settings are wrong.

Try that and see if it will allow you to access the BIOS.HOLD down the F1 button BEFORE you power up the machine...

If this fails try the same technique with Ctrl S

patio. 8-)K I held down the F1 key as soon as it started the PC of course yells at me tells me keyboard error then takes me into config/setup utility and there is no cmos or bios settings in there..But in product data it tells me bios mode is desktop??In case you're still puzzling over this you'll find that all Thinkpads require you to hold the F1 key before turning the machine on. Keep the F1 key pressed while it's booting up and - you're in.

Patio is correct.Have you tried removing the ram cleaning the contacts and
reseating it.

Have you thought about a new CMOS battery?Something doesn't figure here.

If you take out one memory module assuming you have 2,will it then go to the cmos settings because hardware CONFIGURATION has changed?

But,SSSthon SSSometthings gotta work!Fer SSShame! Fer SSShame!
At this stage hit Ctrl S and see if that does it...Take it to a shop. It is beyond your help.Here is what I see... system summary
product Data
Devices and I/O ports
Start Options
Date and Time
System SECURITY
Advanced Setup
ISA Legacy Resources
Power Management
Save Settings
Restore Settings
Load Default Settings
Exit Setup
In these Settings it does not have a place to change Bios or Cmos..HOWEVER I find an area that shows a boot method but my choices are confusing to me ..pxe,tcp/ip,netware,rpl ..As for the Mo bo I'm still attempting to find the make of it..

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