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    BIOS Help

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by animal_chin, Jan 16, 2008.

  1. animal_chin

    animal_chin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was looking at my BIOS and must have changed something (I swear I didn't), but not my computer will not boot properly. It comes up with a black screen that says "Windows did not start successfully. A recent hardware or software change may have caused this." It gives you the option to boot in safe mode (with a few more safe mode options), boot with last good settings and boot Windows XP normially. None of these work. Could you please help me? The BIOS version is 1.10. Thanks. Sorry if this is in the wrong forum.

    System Specs:
    Sager np2090
    Windows XP
    intel t7300
    2gb ram
     
    animal_chin, Jan 16, 2008
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  2. John B

    John B Notebook Prophet

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    Please, stop posting the same thing across multiple forums.
    Forum rules
     
    John B, Jan 16, 2008
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  3. Thomas

    Thomas McLovin

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    Go into BIOS & check.
     
    Thomas, Jan 17, 2008
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  4. animal_chin

    animal_chin Notebook Enthusiast

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    Check what exactly? I have a feeling it is the boot order, but am not sure what is the correct one..
     
    animal_chin, Jan 17, 2008
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  5. qhn

    qhn Notebook User

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    i would, in bios, check the load defaults and then in the boot order, check cd/dvd and hard drive (the rest ignoring for now)

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jan 17, 2008
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    animal_chin Notebook Enthusiast

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    Turns out when I disabled the AHCI configuration my computer started up fine. So I guess I enabled that while looking through the BIOS. Thanks for the help.
     
    animal_chin, Jan 17, 2008
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    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Glad it worked. Also, you should have an option in BIOS setup to restore defaults, which you could also have used if you don't remember what you might have changed earlier. ;)
     
    Shyster1, Jan 17, 2008
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  8. animal_chin

    animal_chin Notebook Enthusiast

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    I tried to do that and I am not really sure why that didn't work.
     
    animal_chin, Jan 17, 2008
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