i pushed f2 to reset computer that wont boot up

but it wont work . what happens if i push f12 pls. jane

 

sorry im new to this site
no the power is dead.
i read on this forom, about athouther person who managed to mend thier computer by pushing f2 in set up, then using the arrow keys to put boot up to the top of the list. i followed the intrustions but just goes in a loap. the computer is a dell model pp08s. its very old but i need to use it as it has dream wever on and i dont have enother copy. i am trying to update the www.buttonforest.co.uk website which is a good cause. any help would be greatfull recived. thanks. jane

 

Try either F8 or the DEL keys when starting the machine. Not sure what "no the power is dead" means, but if will boot just try repeatedly tapping the keys I mentioned to get you to BIOS or to Safe Mode .

 

thank you for the reply, i tryed what you said but no luck

 

thanks for the reply i pushed f12 which said it was one time? which is a worry.
but have same screen. but can now say its an inspiron 1000 bios version ao2, if thats any help?
in the boot order the hard drive is top of the list, i told it to load factory defults and saved changes and exit.
it stared up with a different screen saying dell?
its wering and humming, worrying, now blank screen
flashing curser in top left hand corner, but nothing.
have i broke it?
jane

 

now saying bits and then , no boot file recived, then blank screen again

 

i highlighted dignostic but into just went into same cycle with no boot found

 

Which Operating System is the laptop (XP, Vista, Win7)?

Do you have an OS installation disc?

It sounds like you have a problem with a corrupt boot sector (MBR).

 

Hi Plodr, I think ohsomebody is talking about loading factory defaults on the BIOS screen. I think BIOS was just set back to factory default. So now a Dell splash screen with F2 or F12 options flashes and then a "No boot device" or "No OS found" type message is showing or a blinking cursor.

 

hello thank you all for your replys, i did pick the diagnostic from the list but it did not do anything, just went into a loop again where it trys to start up biut can not find the boot thingy. arrrh i am hopeless!!!

 

its XP, i am sorry i dont have the discs, my x husband gave it me broke and i paid to get it fixed years ago, and ive moved since and am not sure where the discs are. i cant down load anything as it wont boot up. I really need to edit this website, im quite broke so cant afford new one at the moment.

 

Hi,

Tell us again what happens when you push the power button until it stops loading. We don't need every word about BIOS type but a general description of each screen and any error messages.What exactly do you see on screen?

 

i push on button then get dell screen
can push f2 or f12 here
if i dont push it says
intel undi, pxe-2.0 (build 082)
SiS900 PXE BootROM v1.09b Hook Int18
CLINT MAC ADDR: 00 oF A9 AF 88 GUID: 44454C4C-4200-104D-8048-C2c04F4C3431.../
PXE-E53: no boot filename recived

 

thanks for the reply, i did put boot on the top of the list after pushing f2, is there anything else i can do pls? jane

 

Try:

F2 during Dell Splash Screen.
Arrow Down to Boot Sequence and hit <enter>
Arrow down to PXE and hit Space Bar to disable
Enter to close window
Esc to exit
Enter to save changes
Restart and give the us the error message you now see.

***BTW what are the devices in the list that have checkmarks (√) next to them in the Boot Sequence menu?

 

hello thank you for your continude help
i did what you said but have a problam
i pushed F2 during Dell Splash Screen.
Arrow Down to Boot order and put hard srive at the top of list hit <enter>
sub menu will not come up so can not
Arrow down to PXE and hit Space Bar to disable
tryed diagnostics from the menu, not open or doing any thing
is there any more i can do pls
jane

 

Please list the items in the boot order after using F2 and going to boot order. On that screen where it shows/lists the boot order items does it say use spacebar to disable an item? If it does highlight PXE or Network and use it spacebar to disable.

***
A different strategy: Hit F12 during the Dell splash screen and from that One-Time Boot Menu select Hard Drive and describe what happens on the screen next.

 

I just reread the thread and see that you have tried f12 and selecting hard drive and got the blinking cursor at the top left. Do it again to verify those are the symptoms.

Do you have your DELL Operating System disc?

 

boot order

hard drive
usb diskette drive
atapi cd-rom drive
network
diagnostics

unable to get sub menu for any of these

thank you