September 23rd, 2017, 02:43 PM
Probably.
The "Press F1 to continue" could be due to a failing CMOS/BIOS battery, or a flaky motherboard.
September 23rd, 2017, 07:54 AM
Sounding more and more like flaky hardware. I'd test the RAM first. If it's good, try a different PSU. If still the same problem, I would suspect a bad motherboard.
September 22nd, 2017, 03:41 PM
"Diskette"? Must be a really old computer.
1) Check to see if a diskette is in the drive. If there is, remove it.
2) Try and disable the diskette drive in the BIOS.
September 22nd, 2017, 11:28 AM
If it's a USB keyboard, yes, it should work on a laptop. (I use my favorite mechanical keyboard with my Desktop and Laptop computers, as well as with my Samsung tablet and Galaxy Note smartphone on...
September 22nd, 2017, 09:29 AM
Same problem when connected to another computer?
September 21st, 2017, 03:18 PM
:confused: The keyboard "was" or "was not" responsive?
September 21st, 2017, 12:06 PM
Another way to reset the BIOS is to remove the BIOS battery for a few minutes, then re-inserting it.
September 21st, 2017, 11:17 AM
Reset the BIOS to factory defaults first.
Then check to see if the same problem occurs when running in Safe mode.
If no, then that could point to a problem with software that runs in 'normal'...
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