How do i reformat, steps not working!

[KiDrIoT69]

This is what my WHOLE Bios looks like:

(Doesnt acutally have #)

1. Main
2. Adv
3. Power

4. Boot

->Boot Device Priority
1st Boot Device - PM-ST3800A1A
2nd Boot Device - SS-Sony CD-RW CRX2
3rd... - 1st Floppy Drive

->CD Rom Devices
1st Drive - SS-Sony CD-RW CRX2
2nd Drive - SM Sont DVD Rom DD

-> Boot Setting Config. (Not sure if to list of stuff here)

-> Security

 

[Blitze105]

ok, try under boot settings ok?

 

[Osiris]

On this part:

->Boot Device Priority
1st Boot Device - PM-ST3800A1A
2nd Boot Device - SS-Sony CD-RW CRX2
3rd... - 1st Floppy Drive

Set it to boot from CD...

Save and Exit

Let it reboot

While it's rebooting

When it reads "press any key to boot from cd...."

Hit any key a few times and you should be on your way....

 

[KiDrIoT69]

You seem set that device to that? If thats what you mean, i can only select disable, floppy or the other CD device.

 

[Blitze105]

yeah yeah do what he said!
lol set it to other cd device

 

[Osiris]

try other cd device then....do you have a digital camera that you can take pictures of your bios page by page and post them on here? what manufacturer is your bios and what version?

 

[KiDrIoT69]

Company: Fast Trak 378

Version 1.00.037 (the . might be in a different place, might have copied it wrong)

 

[Osiris]

Go to START>ALL PROGRAMS>ACCESSORIES>SYSTEM TOOLS>SYSTEM INFORMATION and copy and past the System Summary. You shouldn't have to click anything. Should look something like this:

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name MASTERCOMPUTER
System Manufacturer MICRO-STAR INC.
System Model MS-6788
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 4 Stepping 1 GenuineIntel ~2826 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. V5.2 on 07.00T, 5/20/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name MASTERCOMPUTER\Stein
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Total Physical Memory 1,536.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 1,010.81 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 2.86 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

 

[KiDrIoT69]

OS Name Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Version 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name ELLIOT-190PGLM0
System Manufacturer To Be Filled By O.E.M.
System Model To Be Filled By O.E.M.
System Type X86-based PC
Processor x86 Family 15 Model 12 Stepping 0 AuthenticAMD ~2202 Mhz
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 1004.006, 8/3/2004
SMBIOS Version 2.3
Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS
System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "5.1.2600.2180 (xpsp_sp2_rtm.040803-2158)"
User Name ELLIOT-190PGLM0\Elliot
Time Zone Pacific Standard Time
Total Physical Memory 1,024.00 MB
Available Physical Memory 673.77 MB
Total Virtual Memory 2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory 1.96 GB
Page File Space 2.40 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

 

[Osiris]

Select the appropriate drive icon (Pri Master, Pri Slave, Sec Master, or Sec Slave). Choose the Type parameter and select CDROM. You can boot the computer from a CD-ROM drive. You can also choose Auto and let AMIBIOS will automatically set the correct drive parameters