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Megatouch Force Boot problems
Rcadefan:
Hi, i am the one that sold you this unit. I thought it was the HD too, I'm not an expert with these machines though. If it's trying to boot can we rule out the bios?
Happy thanksgiving to all.
obcd:
http://legacy.megatouch.com/support/downloads/download_manager.php
You will need the bios setup if you want the system to boot from dvd or cdrom, unless it checks to boot from there first.
Basically, the system is simply a pc. Sometimes they buildin protections. For instance, the bios can check the harddisk serial or type and can refuse to boot if they don't match. I have no idea if such protection is present in the Force. (Just saying it exists) As the bios splash screen is customised, it can contain such snakes.
orizzle:
--- Quote from: TalkingHeadsFan on November 26, 2015, 06:09:30 pm ---I've successfully made it into the bios setup menu, but as soon as I'm in it, it freezes and I can't select anything...
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You mean you can't even hit escape to get out of the BIOS or select anything? I would also consider trying a PS/2 keyboard and checking to see if the machine is getting too hot.
Another option is trying to run a memory test from a USB drive to rule that out: http://www.memtest.org/download/5.01/memtest86+-5.01.usb.installer.zip
--- Quote from: TalkingHeadsFan on November 26, 2015, 06:09:30 pm ---Also, it seems the software links on the Merit website are no longer functional, so even if I could figure out how to get the software onto a drive, I couldn't download it.
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I just tried their links and they seem to be working for me.
mahkeymike:
Remove the hard drive and go into the bios and see if it still freezes. If it still freezes then its something with the motherboard. Could be bad caps, or the cpu or memory.
TalkingHeadsFan:
Oops! I didn't get the download manager first, duhhh...That would explain it.
Ok, so I hooked up a PS2 keyboard and access the setup menu; doesn't respond to keypresses after a few seconds.
Disconnected the drive and repeated the process: same thing.
I really appreciate everybodys input on this, thank you.
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