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April 20th, 2013 11:00
Boot from USB or CD
Not sure posted in the correct category, if so please let me know .
I couldn't boot from a usb or cd drive. i pressed F12 to change the boot order, and the setup appears for just about half a second, and goes... F2 for the BIOS setup is also like that, appears for a very short time..
i have tried both USB pen drive and a CD aslo, but no luck booting from it. i can start windows and it works fine. I am trying to boot from the USB to format and install windows 8.. Now i have windows 7
I think a BIOS problem. I have used a usb keybord also. Pls help
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Its a Dell Inspiron N4050
[if it helps=> I used Ophcrack to get my password before, can it corrupt the bios?]
(i m not an expert but, i feel that the setup disappears because of keyboard triggering some keys because of a BIOS problem... )
rilwan
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April 21st, 2013 03:00
Thank you.
I found that Esc key is not working on the laptop's built-in keyboard.
I tried resetting my BIOS but i cant get into the panel that comes when i press F2. I can see that panel actually comes, but just for about half a second.. I think the Esc key is triggering,right? (I cant get to the motherboard jumper or the CMOS battery)
I downloaded the BIOS for the system from dell.. After clicking 'start to flash' a windows with squares comes, and restarts. Tell me whether there is a part of installation after the restart. For me the installation did not continue after restart.
Is there a way to disable the built-in keyboard for a while?
Just to let you know that today i was pressing different keys and i got into ePSA Pre-boot System Assessment and i passed all the tests.
Sorry for my bad english
rilwan
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April 21st, 2013 07:00
Its the Esc key which is making all the problems. Its always pressed.
So any idea to fix the Key? or how to disable the built-in keyboard and use another USB keyboard?
Philip_Yip
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April 21st, 2013 09:00
Remove it from the mainboard. See the Owners Manual:
http://ftp1.dell.com/Pages/Manuals/inspiron-14-intel-n4050.html
rilwan
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April 21st, 2013 10:00
here is a post from another user
'You must have an internal keyboard in place or the system will not complete POST'
so if i remove the built-in keyboard the system wont boot??? (i dont know what POST means)
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April 21st, 2013 11:00
Remove the keyboard and see if you can loosen the esc key, you can probably remove the esc key to avoid it being pressed down if you are careful.