computer startup error then freezes?

Question

Hi,

I really need some advice please.

I have an oldish desktop computer running windows XP pack2 i think. Anyway ever since i bought a new keyboard on start up it would show up read on the screen "press F1 to continue or DEL for SETUP". I always just ignored it and presse3d the button then hear the beep from the computer.

Today, my computer had been on for a few days and i turned over the TV (connected to home tv) and it was asking me if i wanted to shut down. I thought my daughter had been pressing the button on the console. so i agreed the shutdown and restarted the computer. It got past the press F1 stage 3 times but just stayed black and never offered the click to logon to my account. so... on the 4th attempt i thought i'm going to have a look in the setup thingy and see if i can something that will correct these ongoing problems (recently if i plug ANYTHING into a USB the computer goes completely black and i have to turn it off by the power source) but tyhats another story i can live with. . So wheni'm in the startup setup menu I clicked something to enable secure startup or something like that. I noticed it was probasbly third option down on the left side and also had options on fans.

anyhow i closed saved changes etc.... then i proceeded to load only to find a new error message.............

YOUR COMPUTER CASE HAS BEEN OPENED.
PRESS F1 to skip warnign message or DEL to enter setup.

now nothing works. i press del nothing, F1 nothing, ALT, CTRL, DEL nothing.... nothing on the keyboard works to get past this message. so now i'm stick with a black screena nd red warning message......

HELPPPPPPP.........

I feel like chuckingb the thing in the bin but it's got lots of photos on the hard drive that i want. I guess I could remove the hard drive and probably use it at a later date somehow. but i'd just rather get into this machine somehow and remove everything as I feel it's death isn't too far away.

I opened the side case panel to se if there was anything i could do, but the only thing i recognised was dust!


please help.. eternally gratefull if you help resolve this.

Answer 1

Your computer, a dell maybe, has a security option which detects when anyone opens the case. You need to reboot, go back into the BIOS (the setup thingy) where there will be an option to clear the message.

HTH

David

Answer 2

Before you go and purchase a whole knew operating system I would suggest trying to boot from the os disk and try to do a sytem restore or possibly re-install XP over the last copy. And also, its not a good idea to leave a computer running for that long shut it down when you go to sleep, let it get some rest too:)

Answer 3

About mine about this situation, what I do, I replace old operating system by a new operating system. It's look like you already face different kind's of problem on your computer. If you replace or re install new windows then I think it's will be more easier for you.

Best of luck.



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Answer 4

Not necessarily, what's pleasant is to reboot in secure Mode, which is your pc's confined operating mode. On this way, which you could verify your laptop for viruses, which you absolutely have.