A user reports that after configuring the BIOS to boot to the hard drive first, the system still tries to boot from the optical drive. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
A. Optical drive
B. Power supply
C. CMOS battery
D. CD-ROM disk
3 Comments on “Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?”
kulerosays:
WTF! don’t get this one???
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Brandonsays:
CMOS battery could be failing and not saving parameters in the bios
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Longsays:
CMOS battery HAS failed! It is no longer keeping any changes you request of it in BIOS. It keeps reverting to the original firmware it shipped with which probably optical drive boot ahead of the HDD.
WTF! don’t get this one???
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CMOS battery could be failing and not saving parameters in the bios
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CMOS battery HAS failed! It is no longer keeping any changes you request of it in BIOS. It keeps reverting to the original firmware it shipped with which probably optical drive boot ahead of the HDD.
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