Stuck at the bios screen windows XP PRO....HELP!!!??? please

[genedna]

HELLO!

I was rendering a DVD that I was making, and leaving the computer to run overnight, when I have accidently switched the power off at the wall, and cursing, I switched the computer back on to re-set for the overnight render....but......

The screen always stays stuck at the first screen (that usually flashes up for a second), before moving onto loading up windows XP pro.

It is a black screen with:

F2 = Setup
F12 = Boot Menu


BIOS Revision 1.0.3


That is what I see. Obviously hitting F2 or F12 does nothing.

WHat can I do.

I had a .ISO Xp pro boot CD, that I downloaded online and burnt to a CD, but when I put it in the drive of the stuck computer. it did nothing.

I need to get back to this work, it would take forever to set this up on another computer.

Any ideas.....please????

thank you
Vern

[EzyStvy]

If you're using a USB mouse/keyboard try switching to a PS2 version. That might help get into the BIOS. Then, just go in and hit the probably F10 to save and see if it boots up.

[Statica]

Or you may need to try resetting the bios using the jumper pins - would depend on your mobo model - check the mobo manual.

moderator note: Your post seems to point towards using an illegal version of XP. This is against the rules of the forum - http://www.pcmech.com/forum/rules.php. Normally, we would shut this thread down immediately, but since your issue seems less of an OS and more of a BIOS/motherboard issue - it remains open.

[Lord_Orion]

Could this have to do with the modification of your *.ini files? For example a change of the system.ini's drive boots could config it to only load up to a particular point and then stop.