Bios/bootup/shutdown issue

[Dperez07]

Okay i recently built a computer contain the following:

EVGA 680i sli mobo
4x 1024 corsair ddr2 dual channel ram
Nvidia 7950gt
Ultra 750 psu
Core 2 duo E6600
Lite on Dvd/cd writer reader
2x WD 150 gb Raptor

with Microsoft xp that runs smoothly appareantly,
but this brings me up to my question when i boot up it turns on single beep and it takes me to bios screen i think it once it checks everythin it says press f1 to continue and del to setup
when ipress f1 it starts to windows xp.

i was wondering if i can bypass this f1 pressing and when iturn on go straight to windows
and when i shutdown (going to start and pres shutdown in windows) it freezes and i have to manually turn it off, so i was wondering what wron as to why it wont shutdown and wont go straight to windows.

[Dperez07]

oh and one more thing when i turn it on and goes to bios screen the onboard digital screen thingy says 7F which means post error check how do i fix that too?

[flanzig1]

Go into the BIOS and check the boot device order. Set the HD to first boot, this should clear the start up problem.
There is also probably a shutdown option in the BIOS, check to see what is selected.
As for the 7F error, could mean different things depending on the BIOS and which version. Check the BIOS makers web site to see if they list your particular error.

[Dperez07]

thanks a bunch ok i have the hd that contains the os but screen still comes up and states floppy drive failure so is that the problem and the shutdown works now but the 7f error changes once i hit f1 and go into os and says ff wich means boot but is there a way to disable the search for floppy and is this keepin my computer from running straight to os

[Dan Penny]

Bios setting (similar wording)= Floppy seek on boot - >DISABLE<