Re: Can't Turn On PC to Normal Windows Screen

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Hi,

There is an issue with the system BIOS. It may simply be a dead battery, but if you are not able to bypass this screen, it could be a dead cmos chip. A dedad battery will cause the BIOS settings prompt to appear as it resets each time you power down, but you should be able to enter and exit it and then boot normally.

You might also try shutting down for 20-30 minutes and unplugging the system. If it boots ok afterwards, then you have a component that has failed or is failing due to probable overheating.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Can't Turn On PC to Normal" <Can't Turn On PC to Normal@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:D85E45E7-643B-4B32-AE1B-4C2C5E5FA3E0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi, there,

My PC (Windows XP Professional, P4) has been on many days. Today I shut it
down for a few minutes and tried to turn it on, the screen shows: "Press DEL
to run Setup. Press TAB to display BIOS POST message. " Then there is a beep
every few seconds. I tried to use SAFE mode, normal mode, etc., but they did
not show up, and the same message came up.

Could anyone help me up? I just want to go to the normal Windows screen to
run the pc.

Thanks in advance.
Ron

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