[jshortbob]

I HAVE AN AVERATEC 4200 LAPTOP WITH WINDOWS XP .ON POWERING UP I GET A MESSAGE THAT SAYS CMOS SETTINGS WRONG,CMOS DATE/TIME NOT SET PRESSF2 TO RUN SETUP.MY KEYBOARD WILL NOT REPOND.THIS COMPUTER WORKED FINE IN THE PAST.CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP

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Have you entered setup on first post beep, keep tapping F2 OR check instructions on screen as booting, it may be Delete key. depending on computer. I am not familiar with Averatec laptop.
Just reread it says F2 on the message.
Keyboard F2 should work immediately after first post beep and before that message.

Edited by Macboatmaster, 13 March 2010 - 01:20 PM.

[Macboatmaster]

Have you entered setup on first post beep, keep tapping F2 OR check instructions on screen as booting, it may be Delete key. depending on computer. I am not familiar with Averatec laptop.
Just reread it says F2 on the message.
Keyboard F2 should work immediately after first post beep and before that message.

Edited by Macboatmaster, 13 March 2010 - 01:20 PM.

[rshaffer61]

How old is the system?
This error could point to a low cmos battery.

[dr_iton]

Your Keyboard does not respose because you are using USB port keyboard, if you want to solve the probelm unplug your USB keyboard and plug in another PS/2 port keyboard (older ones).

100% it will work.

P.S. I don't know the reason why, but some PC's do not recognize USB keyboards to manipulate on their BIOS.

I thought that your PC is Desktop, after i posted I#ve seen that it is a Laptop so i do suggest you to plug in another keyboard on your laptop and give a try.

Cheers.

Edited by dr_iton, 14 March 2010 - 11:26 AM.