HELP!!!

[Ryder401]

I put in the Windows XP Pro CD and everything went well until it showed an agreement doc and it asked if I agreed. It said press F8 to agree so I did but nothing happened so I pressed F8 a few more times and still nothing, So I then pressed Esc to quit. So the computer rebooted and now it says at the bottom of the screen:

Verifying DMI pool data...........

And dosen't change, What do I do. Please help.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Is the WinXP CD still in the drive?

 

[Ryder401]

It stays at Verifying DMI pool data........... if the CD is in or out.

Please help.

 

[Ryder401]

Can someone please help?

 

[theMan]

you will have to clear the cmos. look in your manual, and find the clear cmos jumper. set it for 15 seconds, replace it, and boot back up. hopefully it will work.

 

[Ryder401]

Originally posted by: theman
you will have to clear the cmos. look in your manual, and find the clear cmos jumper. set it for 15 seconds, replace it, and boot back up. hopefully it will work.

What is the CMOS and What will clearing the CMOS do???

Thanks for the help.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

CMOS contains all the bootup info. Hardware and the settings, etc.
Clearing it will reset it to factory default. There should be a jumper on the board. Normally you power down the machine and move the jumper over 10 seconds and then move it back.

 

[Ryder401]

Originally posted by: CalvinHobbes
CMOS contains all the bootup info. Hardware and the settings, etc.
Clearing it will reset it to factory default. There should be a jumper on the board. Normally you power down the machine and move the jumper over 10 seconds and then move it back.

Ok, I've found the jumper after I switch it over do I turn on the PC or do I switch it back and then turn on the PC????

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Switch the jumper to the other pin, then move it back to the original setting. Then power on the PC.

 

[fuzzynavel]

or he could just go into the bios and reset to factory defaults........

dunno if that clears the DMI pool though

 

[Ryder401]

Ok, I cleared the CMOS and it seemed to be working again I could access the BIOS. So I put in the Windows XP disc and rebooted then it came up at the bottom of the screen:

Verifying DMI pool data...........

Reboot CMOS..... ok!

And it just stayed like that, so I turned off the computer and booted it up without the Windows XP disc and it just went back to the same old:

Verifying DMI pool data...........

And didn't change.
What should I do now please help!

 

[DLBlank]

Is windows installed? What keybored do you have. I have a logitech keybore and have to push f-lock for my F keys to work.

 

[Ryder401]

I haven't got Windows installed yet thats what I'm trying to do but when I turn on my computer it loads up a few things and then staops with:

Verifying DMI pool data...........

at the bottom of the screen and wont change.

 

[Ryder401]

After I Clear the CMOS What should I do???????????????

Because every time I do it and then I put in the Window XP CD it just stops when it get to Verifying DMI pool data...........


PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Are you using a fresh hard drive? or one from another machine ?

 

[Ryder401]

All the stuff in my computer is brand new.

 

[Ryder401]

After I Clear the CMOS What should I do???????????????

Is it common to have problems like this, because this is my first computer I've built myself???

 

[theMan]

do you have a dfi lanpary sli-dr? like in your sig? it could be an issue with a setting in the bios.

 

[Ryder401]

I have got:

AMD Athlon 64 3700 32/64Bit CPU S939 "San Diego" Retail
DFI LanParty NF4 SLI-DR (Socket 939) PCI-Express Motherboard
OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum Series
BFG GeForce 7800 GTX OC 256MB GDDR3 VIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail
300Gb Seagate Barracuda (7200.8rpm, 8Mb) - SATA NCQ
NEC ND-3540A Silver 16x16 DVD±RW Dual Layer DVD-Writer, OEM UK
1.44Mb Sony Silver Floppy Disk Drive OEM
Antec P180 Advanced Super Midi Tower Case
Antec Phantom 500W Hybrid Fan Silent ATX2.0 PSU
Zalman CNPS7700-CU Ultra-Quiet CPU Cooler - Retail
Dell Ultrasharp 2005FPW 20" widescreen LCD Flat Panel Monitor
Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP2 OEM Single
Microsoft Works 8.0 OEM