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first try to notice the message before the (press F1 to continue) message, it could be a bad component (memory, hard drive, etc...) or the time & date is not set correctly in the BIOS, this would help a LOT thank's...
Hi, this can be caused by a BIOS update or a faulty motherboard battery. You can reset BIOS to default settings by pressing the F1 key during bootup, which will take you to the BIOS screen.
Hi according to HP memo see the following answer hope it help:
DESCRIPTION
After installing a different system board or processor in systems described in the "Scope," the systems may halt during POST and display an 1801 Microcode Patch Error with a prompt to press the F1 key to continue. NOTE
Pressing the F1 key will allow the system to continue. However, processor performance may not be optimized and the error will repeat each time the system is restarted.
HP recommends that the microcode be updated to ensure optimum compatibility and performance.
The 'Press F1 to continue" message is a result of an error caused as the BIOS does its hardware checks during the boot process.
The BIOS boot process (bootstrap) preceeds the loading of the operating system.
The most amusing example of this occurs if you unplug a ps2 keyboard, 1, it generates the error 2, pressing F1 does no good because the keyboard is not plugged in. 3, if its ps2, you will need to do a hardware reset after plugging the keyboard in again.
The bios can be set to 'halt on' 'no errors' which will stop the error message appearing. 'keyboard errors' see above 'all errors' any hardware failure detected by the bios will halt the boot process and give the above message.
The Power On Password problem is near impossible to crack. It is designed to prevent unauthorized access to the Thinkpad and removing the BIOS battery will not remove the password because the password is stored on an EEPROM chip.
There are no backdoor passwords available, the only option is to ask the person who set the password.
OR
There is a way to hack into the Thinkpad to see and remove the password but it requires electronic skills, a program and a working computer.
For details on how to do this go to :- http://sodoityourself.com/hacking-ibm-thinkpad-bios-password/
With IBM Thinkpad,it telling you that some hardware is faulty, check your keyboard to make sure nothing is stuck. Also it could also be your trackpoint. Usually, replacing the damaged part gets rid of the error!
However there is a bypass key sequence that allows your to continue booting the system even though it gives you error. I'm not 100% sure of what it is but somthing like ESC at boot or F1 or maybe your need the boot to the error page then press ok, then when the system comes up again press f1 or esc then. You'll have to play around with the key sequence a bit.
But to get rid of the error forever you need to replace the damaged part!
Regards,
Armando
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