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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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    Posted 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

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    Posted 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?

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    Posted April 21st, 2013 09:00

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    Posted 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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    Posted 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.