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I'am trying to do a recovery which requires me to boot my XP pro, disk from the boot menu on start up but when ever i enter the boot menu my keyboard like, freeze's disallowing me to pick "boot from cd"
anyone know how to fix this extremely annoying problem?
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Go in your bois and check your temps. It sounds like your overheating or you have a mem issue.

I would go into bios and choose default failsafe settings.
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all the temps are fine and my memory.. i cant see that anything could go wrong with it 0.o any other cause's for the problem i am having?

its like, my keyboard freezes up when i press F12 to get into the boot menu =-/ total inconvenience and very aggravating


The reason why i am doing a recovery is because i have a pretty bad virus that has like frozen my desk top and i'am wanting to get rid of it, the virus is not causing this problem btw because a few months back i was trying to do a recovery and i was getting this same problem...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136075 <- anyone recommend that for me? *I'am a noob when it comes to computer components
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all the temps are fine and my memory.. i cant see that anything could go wrong with it 0.o any other cause's for the problem i am having?

its like, my keyboard freezes up when i press F12 to get into the boot menu =-/ total inconvenience and very aggravating

Well if your positive it's not the system then swap out the keyboard. get a cheap ps2 keyboard(should have one for backup anyway). BTW it the current kybd usb?

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136075 <- anyone recommend that for me? *I'am a noob when it comes to computer components
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I would not get this it's too small for the price.
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Well if your positive it's not the system then swap out the keyboard. get a cheap ps2 keyboard(should have one for backup anyway). BTW it the current kybd usb?

I have a ps2 keyboard that i did try but it didn't seem to make a diff, and yea its a usb keyboard, i was thinking that was the problem because usb things tend to not work alot 0.o.

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I would not get this it's too small for the price.

well my price range is like 40$ max because i'am just trying to get rid of the virus and i'll probably throw this HD away since its a piece of crap
what size would fit that price?
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I have a ps2 keyboard that i did try but it didn't seem to make a diff, and yea its a usb keyboard, i was thinking that was the problem because usb things tend to not work alot 0.o.

clear cmos

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well my price range is like 40$ max because i'am just trying to get rid of the virus and i'll probably throw this HD away since its a piece of crap
what size would fit that price?

http://search.pricewatch.com/hard_re...ta_500gb-0.htm
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how do i clear cmos? never heard of it


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wow, 500gb for only 40$ that is insane! there has to be something wrong with them lol 0.o
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ok i found
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    *  Turn off the PC. Hold down the {Insert} key and then turn the PC on and wait for it to boot. On some PCs, this will clear and reset the CMOS memory for you. (On most PCs it will not work, so don't be discouraged.)
    * Try the same thing with the {Delete} key. Again, it usually won't work.
    * Look in your motherboard or system documentation for any evidence of a CMOS clear jumper. This is a jumper on the motherboard that can be used to clear the CMOS memory; many newer motherboards have them. Follow the instructions for its use as described in the documentation; usually this means opening the PC, changing the jumper to a special setting, and then booting the PC. The CMOS memory will be cleared. Then you power the PC down and put the jumper back to its previous position. If it doesn't work properly when you try it, look here.
    * If you do not have a CMOS clear jumper, your next option is to try disconnecting the CMOS battery. This is easy to do if the battery on the motherboard is removable or user-replaceable. If you see on the motherboard what looks like a flat round wristwatch or calculator battery in a holder, that's it. Some older motherboards use batteries that sit off the motherboard and connect with a wire. If the battery can be disconnected, then disconnect or remove it. Wait for about two hours (you may need to vary the amount of time; if two hours isn't enough, try leaving it overnight) and then plug it back in, and the CMOS should be cleared and reset.
    * On some systems, the CMOS battery is integrated within the BIOS chip. You may have success with removing the chip for a few minutes and then replacing it. Just be very careful to take anti-static precautions.
    * Your motherboard may have a battery that is soldered to the motherboard. You may not see a battery on the motherboard at all; if this is the case then your motherboard probably uses a battery that is integrated into the real-time clock chip (or else, you weren't looking closely enough :^) ). Unfortunately, on a motherboard without a removable battery and with no CMOS clear jumper, clearing the CMOS memory is difficult to do. At this point you should contact your manufacturer for technical support.
gunna try it now and see what happens, will post back when i fail lol
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Can you get into your bios? If so you should be able to change your boot order and just have it boot from cd as first priority, then it will do it automatically.
Check you settings on your boot order. Make sure you have Bood from media drive set as your first. If you have that set you should have no problems booting from the CD after.
I changed it to boot to the disk but now when it says "press any key to continue" my keyboard is still frozen =-/ is there anything else i can do... i still claer the cmos, i couldnt find any option in the bios to do so... any help ?
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