August 6th, 2013 06:00

Flash,

I checked the cables, one worked moments before the new drive was installed and the other is brand new. The catalyst was adding the new drive. Also, the drive in the 0 port still operates.

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August 6th, 2013 09:00

What system is this?  What model drive(s)?

March 6th, 2014 06:00

This worked for me too! Thanks.. even though this is 10 years later, the information was still useful!

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April 25th, 2015 20:00

I just replaced the Dell Fan on my GX620 with a NOCTUA 120mm PWM fan and a conversion cord which converts the 5 pin DELL Jack on the Mother Board to accept the 4 wire NOCTUA Fan. I get the strike F1 key and a quick double beep on start-up. If I strike the F1 key the computer runs normally, except now it is cooling with the NOCTUA Fan; which is turning very quietly. I fooled around with the boot order, but it still beeps on start-up and the strike F1 key still lights. No big deal, but obviously the bios sees something it doesn't like. BTW I can see the fan turning just fine, only VERY quiet.. Any ideas?

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April 25th, 2015 20:00

PS. I can unplug the NOCTUA fan and plug in a Dell fan, hold it in my hand and everything starts and runs fine. The Dell fan does it's thing, Noisy, throttling. and whatever, but the bios likes it. Obviously the bios doesn't like the NOCTUA.

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April 26th, 2015 08:00

For what it's worth I seem to have fixed my F1 Strike problem. When I struck F2 and entered bios I scrolled down to boot sequence. There were several listed which were not in my computer, so I deleted them. Next I set 1-Onboard SATA Hard Drive

                          2-Onboard or USB CD-ROM Drive

                          3-Onboard IDF Hard Drive

Everything else In boot sequence I deleted. Now it works with no more Strike F1 Or Beeping messages. Of course this is just my computer, Yours may be different.

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April 26th, 2015 08:00

Whoops! The Strike F1 Key alert is back on about 1 times out of 10 it pops up. It is only telling me the fan failed sometime back. Guess I can live with that. If I give my Grand Daughter this computer I'm sure she won't mind pressing F1 occasionally..

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June 30th, 2015 20:00

Yes, this theory worked for me.

thanks

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October 20th, 2016 18:00

ok,try this. F2 to setup then goto boot options and change Floppy to none, F10 yes and reboot. you are  done

February 7th, 2017 05:00

It seems the "unknown setting on one of the SATA ports was the issue. Been having this problem for years and just now disabled the one port stating unknown and the issue is resolved. Thanks for the advice folks!

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June 3rd, 2017 15:00

My problem is different when i open my dell latitude d610  i getting this message internal HDD Hard Error And Strike The F1 key Ro Continue F2 to Run The Setup Utility

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January 23rd, 2019 01:00

In the Bios (F2) go down to "show F1/F2 Prompt on Error" and disable it. That solved it for me.

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January 23rd, 2019 06:00

Yeah … but you are still better off fixing the issue and not hiding it.

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March 23rd, 2020 16:00

Thanks Bob. Did the trick. Had a non-existent floppy disk drive enabled in BIOS that was causing the problem.

 

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