Pc will not boot and cannot get into BIOS

If you have to select the boot device every time, this means that the BIOS (CMOS) setup does not have the boot device listed as the first device to boot from. At startup, press the key that enters CMOS (BIOS), usually DELETE, or possibly F2. Once in the CMOS, look for boot options, then boot devices, then boot sequence. Find your device and ensure that it is listed first in the boot order sequence. Then save the changes and reboot. You may have it set for a USB or network boot first and it won't boot without intervention.

Make and model would give us a clue on how to access the BIOS.

Restart your computer During the boot process you will see on the screen to press a certain key to enter setup usually the Delete or F2 key this will vary depending on your computer and operating system Press and hold that key during the boot up process to enter BIOS using the arrow keys load failsafe defaults or load optimized defaults press escape then press f10 to save to cmos to restart.


Hope this helps

IF you are sure its not a problem with the monitor--and from what you say it IS getting some power and if you are not getting any beeps--Can you boot to the BIOS? If not ,could be a problem with the power supply-check output voltage and/or test with known good one (cheap on Ebay).
By-The-Way- It can be a good anchor, but only off the stern, just to keep the boat from swinging

First of all, your computer must be completely powered down and turned off before starting this process. You won't be able to edit the BIOS in sleep mode or hybernation mode. Next, power on the PC and enter the system BIOS. How you enter the system BIOS screen will vary according to your computer's manufacturer. This usually involves a series of keystrokes. Which keys are used will depend on your system. Now that we are in the BIOS screen, we are ready to speed up Windows XP boot time. Find the Boot menu and select it using the arrow, Tab and Enter keys on your keyboard.In most systems, you'll find a Quick Boot option. Enabling this will skip common system self tests that occur automatically when the computer is powered up.
In the next step to speed up boot time, look for the Boot Device Priority option. You should change the first boot device to your hard drive. This will speed up boot time, but won't allow you to boot via a boot disk like CD or floppy. If you make this change, then need to boot from a disk later, you can re enter BIOS and change it back. Next, choose the option Exit and Save Changes and the computer will restart.
Always Remeber to do this process carefully because a wrong action will cause destruction and make your computer useless.

Hello gphillips397!
Abit has released an updated BIOS for the IC7-MAX3 motherboard which fixes quite a few issues with your motherboard including one that can cause the system to hang with certain memory modules. The updated BIOS is HERE and instructions for the upgrade are in Appendix G of the User Manual or a general guide is HERE

pauljohnchef.
If you want the computer to boot from the CD, you need to tell the computer to boot from the CD. At start up the computer runs through each device one at a time and tries to boot from it and it will boot from the first device that has a boot log. Right now your computer is set to boot from the hard drive before the CD drive.

Always back up your computer before going into the systems bios menu.

After a backup, upon starting the computer, press F12 when the bios selection appears shortly before the operating systems starts. Once in your bios menu, go to the boot order and tell your computer to first boot from the CD then your hard drive; then your disk drive if you have one.

After you are done, you can go back into the bios menu and change it back to booting from the hard drive first.

-Chris

boot from CD need the OP SYS or recovery disk that came with the computer

friend there can only be 2 probs

1. you mb bios cell is dead, so just replace it

2. ur bios is not saving at all, get ur bios updated by a mb technician


thanks

The latest BIOS update can be downloaded <a href="http://driverbyte.com/intel-e210882-bios_freedownload/">here</a>