Can't enter to my Bios with the key F2

ramaflore · Tue Nov 23, 2010 2:13 am

Hi everybody,

Under Vista Business 32 bits, when my Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro V3505 start I can access to my Bios with the key F2 or F12.

SMBIOS Version 2.4
BIOS Vendor Phoenix Technologies LTD
BIOS Version R01-B0G

How to solve this issue ? Any good suggestion will be welcome ...

Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:43 pm

start pressing the F2 key directly after powering up th laptop until you are in the bios. you need to shut down windows, not put it into hibernation with the power button to shut the laptop off far enough to reboot and start at the bios....

ramaflore · Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:04 pm

Edwin,

This is exactely what I did, I shut down my computer and once it reboots with F2 key. This key was working a few days ago, I don't know for which reason I can't enter anymore to the Bios. Any others suggestions, please ?

ramaflore · Wed Nov 24, 2010 10:54 pm

Any news for me, please ?

Thu Nov 25, 2010 2:23 pm

What happens if you power on with the F2 key already pressed down?

ramaflore · Thu Nov 25, 2010 5:17 pm

edwin wrote:What happens if you power on with the F2 key already pressed down?

it just boots and load Vista dekstop

Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:00 am

http://forum.ts.fujitsu.com/forum/viewt ... 93&t=28865
Sounds like a hardware problem or somehow screwed CMOS-data.

ramaflore · Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:43 am

I already removed all installed RAM, then started the laptop -> system hanged, only black screen appeared...
Installing back the default RAM dimm module, in the default bank and starting laptop --- For me, this solution don't work !

Remove and place bios battery. I don't know where it's located on the back. If someone can give more details with pictures and/or explanation.

Detach hard drive from the computer (unscrew and dismount). Use Ultimate Boot (google for it) and boot from CD. How to do it ? I need to know more details ...

Select Mainoard Tools => BIOS Tools => WipeCMOS V1.2 and select [S] to perform safe CMOS wipe. Voila. The keyboard should be now unlocked.

I can't as my laptop don't boot on CD drive

ramaflore · Sun Nov 28, 2010 9:05 pm

Problem not solved ! Need yet some help., thanks.

Where is my previous message ? I don't see it here

Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:49 pm

it is posted. ask the brian_007 guy in that posting for help as he claims to be a senior service technician for Fujitsu-Siemens. He must be able to tell where the cmos battery is, how to detach the harddisk etc. we're about bios, not about laptop hardware...

ramaflore · Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:04 pm

edwin wrote:it is posted. ask the brian_007 guy in that posting for help as he claims to be a senior service technician for Fujitsu-Siemens. He must be able to tell where the cmos battery is, how to detach the harddisk etc. we're about bios, not about laptop hardware...

I already wrote to brian_007 b but the email is not correct, I have a permanent error. If you have his email, please send me by PM, thanks.

Thanks Edwin !

Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:11 pm

you can try posting in that thread to see if one of the others can help you. I cannot find a decent reference to Brian Stivala either...

ramaflore · Tue Nov 30, 2010 2:51 pm

Hopefully, the thread is still open.

I cross my fingers, to receive replies from users experiences.

Thanks !

ramaflore · Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:52 am

I didn't received any reply from fujitsu siemens forum.

It seems that we can clear CMOS with debug command prompt. Do you know more about this ?