Bios boot up sequence settings keep changing automatically

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Vincyman - 29 Oct 2003 22:54 GMT

I have intalled the latest BIOS fix from COMPAQ for my
Compaq Presario 7000T 7RPM11 1.7 ghz 256RAM WinME pc. But
when I boot up it occasionally switches back the startup
sequence to start first with CD-ROM, instead of floppy
disk and gives me a black screen that says "Press F1 to
contionue". The boot up sequence does not continue unless
I press F1. When I check the Bios sequence it still shows
the correct setting of floppy disk first, but thats not
the sequence it follows when it trys to boot up. HELP

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Mike M - 29 Oct 2003 23:37 GMT

If your bios settings aren't "sticking" this could be because the battery on
the motherboard is failing and needs to be replaced.

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> I have intalled the latest BIOS fix from COMPAQ for my
> Compaq Presario 7000T 7RPM11 1.7 ghz 256RAM WinME pc. But
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> the correct setting of floppy disk first, but thats not
> the sequence it follows when it trys to boot up. HELP

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Voc?tional? & Technic?l? Educ?tion? - 30 Oct 2003 02:51 GMT

You may want to Use the Compaq Knowledge Center menu to launch Compaq
QuickRestore. If the Compaq Knowledge Center is unavailable, use the
following path to launch Compaq QuickRestore:

C:\CPQS\QUICKSR\QRWIN\WINQRME.LNK

Buy a new battery and add as much memory RAM chips as you can afford - Why
didn't I think of that...?

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