Computer does not boot (Bios Problem)

[hippo123]

Hi,
I cannot reboot my computer and I get the following error message:

"BIOS TIME AND DATE NOT SET
Press F1 to enter SETUP or ESC to boot"

Before that the BIOS detects all peripherals like keyboard, the two hard disks and the CDROM which I can see them on the screen.
Hard disk 0 installed
CDROM TOSHIBA installed..........
Hard Disc 1 WDC installed........
Now, when I press F1 or ESC nothing happens the pc is dead and cannot enter the BIOS setup.
Even when I immediately press F! when I reboot seems to be dead.
I replaced the battery with a new one (is a lithium CR2032) but the problem still persists.
I cannot contact the manufacturer because I bought it in another country from where I live now.
Please help !! Million thanks

[This message has been edited by hippo123 (edited 09-29-99).]

[This message has been edited by hippo123 (edited 09-29-99).]

[This message has been edited by hippo123 (edited 09-29-99).]

[j_k]

Probably - is a problem of setting Bios back to defaults. What is the motherboard maker?

TIP
If you disconnect everything except the keyboard video and floppy drive then boot
it will allow you to reset to default.
Leave memory chips in!

If fail
Remove memory chips and reseat em. Then remove keyboard cable. Restart. You'll get a keyboard missing error msge press F1 - deal.
You can then enter bios and fix date.
Hope that helps /forum/smile.gif

[hippo123]

I Want to thank J_k. So kind from you to help.
I had the idea to disconnect the keyboard and I got the same error message. Then the computer did boot to windows NT but
obviously there is no keyboard.
Then I connected back the keyboard but the problem persists.
Then I changed the jumber for the bios to set to default setting but nothing again.

The amazing thing is that the computer did boot without the keyboard.

I got the message "BIOS TIME AND DATE NOT SET" but then did boot to NT.

But there have to press CTRL ALT and DEL to logon.

I have the impression that I am very near to a solution but I don't know what it is.

One question is:
why keyboard does not respond at all?

Where can I see the maker of the motherboard.
I checked on the motherboard but couldn't find any maker only made in Ireland and some numbers, but no name.

[philipg]

I had a similiar problem with a 486 PC, turned out the A20 controller for the keyboard had to be enabled. If you can try a different keyboard, the chip in the keyboard may be bad if the new keyboard doesn't work either then you have a bios setting that isn't set properly for the keyboard.