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May 10th, 2008 12:00

Any way to clear pesky boot message?

Hello,

 

After changing my Dimension B110 power supply and motherboard, I have a message that stops the boot up process to provide an Alert message..."previous fan failure. select F1 to continue, F2 for start up... "  Is there a way to clear that message?     

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    fireberd

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    Posted May 10th, 2008 15:00

    Sounds like you have a non-Dell CPU fan.  Only way to get rid of it is to install a Dell CPU fan.  The Dell fans have additional components that identify it to the BIOS.
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    Posted May 10th, 2008 17:00

    You are correct -- it is  a"NMB" CPU fan and it is time to replace (for other reasons).

     

    Thanks , KB

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    Posted May 12th, 2008 22:00

    You cannot eliminate the message itself, but you can eliminate the need to press a key to continue booting. In your BIOS setup, there should be an option for reporting keyboard errors. Disable that option and the message will now be only a momentary annoyance.  You should only do this if you are sure your non-Dell fan is working properly.
    Message Edited by Teester on 05-12-2008 06:05 PM

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