Cannot enter BIOS setup Del key is NOT working - I need help!

[wladw]

I've got this legendary socket 939 motherboard DFI LANParty UT SLI-DR Expert chipset nForce4 SLI almost new only one SATA port is somewhat messed up missing those plastic parts from bots sides , bought this baby really cheap ~ 55 $ from well known Romanian e-bay like site okazii.ro , and I put it on my FX-60 dual core processor ( yeah,THAT one! ) and some KINGSTON value memory and tried to boot my rig.Here is my problem now:I know this board is working those 4 red diagnostic LEDS start 4,3,2 next only one left so no "4 LEDs of death" syndrome for me

and the onboard speaker beeps only ONCE which I know is a good thing

but after that I cannot enter BIOS to setup as I need because Del key on my PS2 ( and I tried with USB keyboard,too ) keyboard is NOT working as it should I press the key and the result is 0 nada nothing

, first I see the boot logo from DFI after that I see "CMOS checksum error - defaults loaded , press F1 to continue or Del to enter setup" and when I press F1 sometimes I see this message "Verifying Pool Data and Backup CMOS OK!" and other times I see "Sil3114 SATA RAID Press Ctrl-S or F4 to enter RAID utility".One more thing to add is that I can actually use boot menu selection using Esc key to select HDD,CD-ROM or some other options like floppy disk or USB stick boot and this board can actually boot using CD/DVD I already tried UBCD rescue CD and some Linux live distros to see if it's not a problem with my FX-60 processor and I'm happy that it is working well is all good no problem here actually I've seen it's name and working frequency ~ 2616 Mhz at POST, please help me to solve this problem with my mobo.

 

[kasakka]

First off, write better. Your post is like some sort of mind vomit. Use paragraphs and shorter sentences.

Anyway, have you cleared the CMOS with the pin on the motherboard? If not, do that first. Then try either with the USB keyboard using a PS2 adapter (in the rare case that your other keyboard's Del key is broken) or keep hitting Del the moment the computer starts.

 

[wladw]

I've already done that kasakka , been using both PS2 AND USB keyboards and I must mention that once the system loads Windows everything is just fine , all the keys are working.

 

[Blain]

Cannot enter BIOS setup Del key is NOT working

...bought this baby really cheap ~ 55 $ from well known Romanian e-bay like site okazii.ro

...please help me to solve this problem with my mobo.

Have you replaced the MB battery?

 

[Lorne]

How many ram sticks, Try only using one at a time till you get into the bios.
Also some earlier motherboards don't like more then 2 sockets filled.

That CPU creates a lot of heat.
Make sure the CPU heatsink is seating really good and no thermal pad, Just use AS and spread even.