bulldog1979
August 28th, 2003, 01:24 PM
An older laptop refuses to boot using a floppy, it will not respond to F5 or F8 and will not provide access to setup. It freezes at the following screen: CPU =AMD-K6-2/450; 640K System RAM Passed; 159M Extended RAM Passed; 512K Cache SRAM Passed; Mouse initialized; Keyboard Controller Version: 1.03.01; Fixed Disk O: Toshiba; ATAPI CD-ROM: D24; At the bottom of the screen is the message "press F2 to enter setup." When I press F2, it gives the message "entering setup" but nothing happens. Even if I start pressing F2 the second I push the power button, it still freezes. By the way, no new hardware or software changes. This laptop belongs to my father-in-law, whose wife of 51 years passed away recently. One of the rare sources of enjoyment for him, these days, is reading emails from friends and family. Any help will be greatly appreciated.