How to troubleshoot and fix American Megatrends - Press F1 to Run SETUP

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  • Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
  • In this video i'm going to be troubleshooting a random error that happens that keeps the computer from booting into windows. Not only am I going to show you how to fix this issue, i'm going to explain how you can determine if this fix actually applies to your specific Press F1 to run SETUP error.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 485

  • @Juanmax1909
    @Juanmax1909 2 роки тому +112

    Man I was SO scared when that screen appeared out of nowhere, I normally clean up my PC every few months but this was the 1st time I disconnected the power cable. You saved me

    • @SystematicHardware
      @SystematicHardware  2 роки тому +5

      That's good you're back up and running

    • @nurainzetalimpao8307
      @nurainzetalimpao8307 2 роки тому +1

      @@SystematicHardware help me

    • @alexalexandre6727
      @alexalexandre6727 2 роки тому +5

      @@SystematicHardware when i am pressing f1 nothing happens it has still same screen pls help me

    • @avoidkiyon2663
      @avoidkiyon2663 2 роки тому +2

      @@alexalexandre6727 Ik right it don’t never work

    • @checker8401
      @checker8401 Рік тому

      @@alexalexandre6727 use an other keyboard and try then

  • @simonhauenstein3656
    @simonhauenstein3656 2 роки тому +21

    Thank you so much. Your solution definitely helped with my problem! You are the only one on UA-cam with that info - I really appreciate it! 🙏🏻💪🏻 Great job!

  • @jattydaddy8188
    @jattydaddy8188 3 роки тому +23

    Dude thank you soooooo much, this is so underrated but so helpful.

  • @codyrankin3062
    @codyrankin3062 Рік тому +7

    So glad I found this video of yours TY. I was cleaning and saw that battery in the motherboard and figured I’d change it since it’s been over 4 years and I didn’t know what it was for. Learned something new today for my amateur self

  • @NeilC1963
    @NeilC1963 7 місяців тому +3

    Thank you. The first time I got that message, I wasn't sure if I had been hacked or something. Your video was very helpful.

  • @redbumperman
    @redbumperman 2 роки тому +20

    Although this turned out not to be the problem I was experiencing, I appreciated your clear explanation. Thank you. Hope you don't mind my suggesting that it would be even clearer without the music.

  • @rasmuske9100
    @rasmuske9100 Рік тому +2

    Man, I hadn't thought about changing the small battery on the motherboard! Thank you!

  • @sunset_sims6622
    @sunset_sims6622 2 роки тому +66

    me when I press f1 nothing happens

    • @northwastaken
      @northwastaken 9 місяців тому +2

      Try del, f2 or f7

    • @nevamind7501
      @nevamind7501 8 місяців тому +7

      Same .. nothing for del, f2, or f7 neither .. I’m stomped

    • @chrisroddy6218
      @chrisroddy6218 8 місяців тому +2

      Same for me in just stuck no matter what I do

    • @jamesmokes
      @jamesmokes 8 місяців тому

      @@nevamind7501figure it out b

    • @H4MZ4BROM4N
      @H4MZ4BROM4N 8 місяців тому +26

      Do F1 and Fn as same time

  • @liftingbadly
    @liftingbadly Рік тому +4

    Huge thanks for this video, you’ve solved the problem I had straight away. Just got in from work ready to get xp & had this error! Thanks again man.

  • @JaydenFrias-ew6wi
    @JaydenFrias-ew6wi 5 місяців тому +2

    Bro when that happen to my computer I got so scared I thought it broke but when I saw your video I got less scared thank you

  • @juancanales4304
    @juancanales4304 3 роки тому +6

    Man thanks so much.. I had no idea what happened to my computer..

    • @SystematicHardware
      @SystematicHardware  3 роки тому +1

      Anytime - I'm here to help! Thanks for letting me know it worked :)

  • @josephljdiaz9936
    @josephljdiaz9936 Рік тому +1

    You were the best one to show how to take care of that issue 🙌

  • @miohanae4130
    @miohanae4130 Рік тому +14

    You're a life saver, it happened to me 3 days in a row and I was wondering what's wrong. Thank you 👍

  • @richardthomas1743
    @richardthomas1743 2 роки тому +4

    THANK YOU for this. I thought that my computer was fudged. !!

  • @LukeBancroft10
    @LukeBancroft10 2 роки тому +2

    I seem to get this message every time I boot up and I have to adjust the time and date or else it tells me that everything is out of sync. I'll try and change the battery though. I have to say this is insane if this is the issue! Happy also that it could be a quick fix. Thanks for posting.

  • @narcisnicorici576
    @narcisnicorici576 6 місяців тому +1

    Thank You! You saved me man. I was desperate to get this irritable bios problem. Thank You a lot!!

  • @bluefuziax9687
    @bluefuziax9687 2 роки тому +4

    When i press f1 nothing happened

    • @shylnn
      @shylnn 5 місяців тому

      What do I do 😢

    • @shylnn
      @shylnn 5 місяців тому +1

      I figured it out press FN then F1!!

    • @Knny-pc2wp
      @Knny-pc2wp 2 місяці тому

      @@shylnngood looks my boy got it for me

    • @Alex_rajput2771
      @Alex_rajput2771 Місяць тому

      @@shylnnmay god bless you

  • @Anxiety6728
    @Anxiety6728 Рік тому +1

    My man, your a life saver! Thank you so much, much appreciated, you’ve earned a liked 👍🏻 and a subscription!
    Still works in 2023!!!

  • @MindPalaceASMR
    @MindPalaceASMR 2 роки тому +4

    Got a brand new build, that dang battery on the MOBO caused the monitor to now have any signal, took it out put it back in , now I can see the bios on the monitor. But I'm stuck at the Splash Screen , do I need to change the battery completely? Appreciate your reply.

  • @bizjak3246
    @bizjak3246 2 роки тому +1

    Been having this over a year and a half. Ty for this ♥️

  • @mukbangmejia
    @mukbangmejia 2 роки тому +5

    Absolute life saver!!! 10/10 would recommend!! Thank you systematic

  • @builder481
    @builder481 2 роки тому +3

    my issue is almost similar but my pc keeps restarting instead of being stuck,
    I had the same issue 5 months ago but i keept doing the steps you showed pressing F1 everyday untill i was able to access windows without pressing F1
    now i'm back at the same problem and this problem came back because i unplugged my headphones and plugged them back on.
    any advice would be appreciated and thank you if you read all of this paragraphe :)))

  • @assasinassasin212
    @assasinassasin212 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you helped me a lot now I don't have to configure my settings again cos now it can keep it in cos of the new cmos battery

  • @youraverageppgchannel6878
    @youraverageppgchannel6878 3 роки тому +4

    Thanks man I had to manually redo everything every time i use the computer

    • @SystematicHardware
      @SystematicHardware  3 роки тому

      No problem 👍

    • @DevKumar-zs6ck
      @DevKumar-zs6ck 3 роки тому

      @@SystematicHardware sir pls help its urgent
      In my computer f1 option is not coming

  • @shardzzexe
    @shardzzexe Рік тому +2

    I'm watching this to get money from fixing McDonalds screens

  • @neverletthemtameyou
    @neverletthemtameyou Рік тому +1

    I am on an Asus P8Z68-V LE and I still get this message after changing the CMOS battery. Have read lots of people getting the same on different forums.

  • @nky.z
    @nky.z 12 днів тому

    I figured out my issue. I was using an extension cord for cable management to connect my pc and my desktop but when I plugged my pc back into the wall instead it started back up again 🙌🏽🙌🏽

  • @cheqzx2036
    @cheqzx2036 3 роки тому +2

    It goes right back to the error menu when I exit he BIOS thing.

  • @daddyosca4598
    @daddyosca4598 Рік тому +2

    Saved a big problem of mine thanks love uuuu❤️❤️❤️

  • @ifreshplays
    @ifreshplays Рік тому +1

    Is it safe to keep continuing using the PC like normal till you get a new battery. I’ve been maintaining my normal gaming while wait for the battery and I’m just hoping it won’t cause damage

  • @ManishSharma-ss4ub
    @ManishSharma-ss4ub Рік тому +2

    You are super helpful sir thank you ❤ God bless you

  • @arshjordan5455
    @arshjordan5455 3 роки тому +2

    Please help. My pc hangs at splash screen. On pressing DEL it shows American megatrend page with message
    Press Esc for BBS menu
    Initializing USB controllers....Done, pressing Esc does nothing it hangs there only. It does not detect HDD, cd drive, only 1 out of 6 usb working. Resetting Cmos didn't worked, Cmos battery is new. Pc starts two times, first for 2 seconds then off then switches on. My pc specification (pls don't laugh)
    G41M mother board
    Intel core 2 duo
    1×2 GB ddr3 ram 1333 Mhz
    Seagate 250 gb hard drive.

  • @tomashorak6542
    @tomashorak6542 Рік тому

    I get onto that screen but I can't press f1 or f2 nothing works just leaves me on the screen any ideas?

  • @Ronkowskii
    @Ronkowskii 3 роки тому +3

    Hi! I’m having the same issue but when I click f1 nothing happens, I have tried on multiple USB ports and with diff keyboards :(

    • @mazinas1979
      @mazinas1979 3 роки тому

      Change your Cmos battery then retry...

    • @steinerikgarciamoe5945
      @steinerikgarciamoe5945 2 роки тому +1

      Could you fix it? I have the same issue

    • @Ronkowskii
      @Ronkowskii 2 роки тому +1

      @@steinerikgarciamoe5945 hey ! It ended up being a RAM issue I disconnected my sticks and reinstalled and also installed a new version of windows. Works now ! Hope this helps

  • @copsy645
    @copsy645 Рік тому +1

    I love you man, my PC is back on😅

  • @manuelhorn9452
    @manuelhorn9452 Рік тому +1

    Pretty good explained
    I fixed my problem pretty easily with your solution
    Thank you

  • @EML_Shadow
    @EML_Shadow Місяць тому

    Thanks I think this worked I appreciate it 🙏

  • @igunnedyou
    @igunnedyou Рік тому +1

    thank you so much man i appreciate you and your help is always appreciated!

  • @FunFairThomas
    @FunFairThomas 4 місяці тому +1

    This worked, thank you! 😄

  • @RaffaeleMigotto
    @RaffaeleMigotto 4 години тому

    You saved my life, god blesa you

  • @down2earthcreations
    @down2earthcreations 10 місяців тому +1

    Thank you very much for your help in this video 👍

  • @Michael-uo4jj
    @Michael-uo4jj 2 роки тому +3

    great video second I heard you say your holding the power button down to drain capacitors I knew it was the watch battery never had this happen to me personally since i always upgrade but nice to know.

  • @skasereblaka_.5295
    @skasereblaka_.5295 Рік тому +1

    I just got the motherboard??

  • @jeaniejhenderson5341
    @jeaniejhenderson5341 9 місяців тому +1

    Big thanks to you ... Simple and easy thanks again

  • @mrrooster632
    @mrrooster632 Рік тому +1

    Thank u man we r up and running again

  • @itsmekrazyy
    @itsmekrazyy Місяць тому

    just fixed the issue because of you, thanks a ton!

  • @gazurtoids1
    @gazurtoids1 2 роки тому +1

    I've to do a cmos reset just to get to the F1 screen......get nothing to the monitor not even pressing Del/F2, change nothing in the bios and it starts up

  • @Bofux
    @Bofux Місяць тому

    Do I have the only problem where it doesnt show "Press F1 to run SETUP"?
    It only shows Press F1 to resume and nothing happens

  • @soda4453
    @soda4453 8 місяців тому +1

    My computer had American Megatrends was showing up for me, but I think it was a different error code. I had a usb over surging. Turned out that my micro USB was sticking more than half way out.

  • @necrotronXD
    @necrotronXD Рік тому +1

    in the event that the peripherals do not want to turn on, having had the same error. what should i do?

    • @STONE69_
      @STONE69_ Рік тому +1

      If you press f1 and it won't boot, then your SSSD is toast. Buy a better brand. A good cheap brand is Silicon.

  • @JasonLeMaire
    @JasonLeMaire 2 роки тому +1

    My Computer is doing this right now. but it wont boot even if I save the BIOS settings it still goes to the American Megatrends screen, I am going change my Battery out tomorrow, but I am thinking it might be more than that.

  • @theirishstew
    @theirishstew Місяць тому

    I'm having the same issues, changed the CMOS battery and nothing changed. What do I do?

  • @kozarski-8672
    @kozarski-8672 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks alot best video for fixing pc problems my problem was the same like the video it was easy to understand with easy instructions and clean video ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @iDeker
    @iDeker 2 роки тому +2

    I tried updated my bios and I saw this error message and freaked out. I reset it and it’s now in windows. I can’t deal with this ahhh

  • @ZeinaSara
    @ZeinaSara 3 місяці тому

    I pressed something in the bios settings and it showed this screen and nothing worked please any tips?

  • @battomori1059
    @battomori1059 5 місяців тому

    This is most unfortunate for me. Because of my living situation, I live in an RV with an inverter-generator that I have to power down every night before bed. So every night before I power down, I turn off my desktop computer and switch off the PSU then hit the power button to basically drain the motherboard. Before coming here, I had a strong feeling that it was my CMOS because of the symptoms, but failed to realize what I was doing every night to my desktop. My question is; Should I now just turn off my desktop as normal and leave it that way? Regardless, I am unable to keep power to my desktop at all times.

    • @SystematicHardware
      @SystematicHardware  5 місяців тому

      Buying some additional CR2032 batteries is a small price to pay to protect your computer the way you are doing. Keep up the good work!

  • @simonflajollet5250
    @simonflajollet5250 3 роки тому +1

    Thank youuu from France !!! :)

  • @luxieieiea
    @luxieieiea 2 роки тому +1

    This doesnt work for me, i pressed f1 then reset but then it brought me back to the american screen again

  • @PSYxTV
    @PSYxTV Рік тому +1

    Replacing the battery was the trick for me.

  • @sumanjit100
    @sumanjit100 18 днів тому

    I am getting the same issue , but I change my Date and time from from windows OS and when I shut down , now my pc is not turning on 😢😢😢 can u say the problem, I have to change the battery and check tomorrow.

  • @lukasfinley9831
    @lukasfinley9831 2 місяці тому

    I have replaced the battery and I still can’t even get into the bios. I get the american megatrends streen and i can’t do anything.

  • @christiangata1802
    @christiangata1802 2 роки тому +1

    This kind of problem occured to me just now, tried changing the CMOS and temporarily solved the problem. but the next time i opened my desktop, the problem occured again. Hope you help me. it is pretty annoying seeing this type of error. Thank You!

    • @STONE69_
      @STONE69_ Рік тому +1

      If you changed the battery and this persists, its most likely the SSD maybe a cheap Lexar is famous for this.

    • @poowoop7600
      @poowoop7600 Рік тому

      Yeah same thing happening to me for almost a month

  • @toris3007
    @toris3007 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for the information

  • @gordonmoore1293
    @gordonmoore1293 2 роки тому +3

    I need help! It still won’t work for me!

  • @pixluxx
    @pixluxx Рік тому +1

    Life saver I swear!

  • @Alastor-1929
    @Alastor-1929 Рік тому

    I oressed F2 and IT does this thing, where IT says: "reboot and select proper voit device or insert boot media in selected voit device and press a key"
    And it does it EVERY TIME i try to tuen The pc off, and turn IT on again. And it won't let me go to The start screwn where im able to press f1

  • @Migoiscool
    @Migoiscool Місяць тому

    Thanks my grandpa had a gaming pc and this happens and he tells me how to fix it thanks very much for this video

  • @Bf-rc4tq
    @Bf-rc4tq 2 роки тому

    Hello i have a question and that is what am i supposed to do when i dont have the option to Press F1 and it Just writes that its going to shut Down in 15 seconds

  • @PrinterPaper255
    @PrinterPaper255 5 місяців тому

    so, Ive changed the battery but I still get put into the splash screen, then it tells me I need to set my bios setting to RAID mode, and when I hit f1 then save and exit it doesnt boot into windows, is there any reason wiy it does that?

  • @reze2199
    @reze2199 2 роки тому

    Is this problem in any way dangerous or just annoying?

  • @foretii
    @foretii 3 роки тому +2

    but the thing is i have just built my pc and when i switched it on the America megatrends came up and you r saying to press f1 but when i do that nothing happens. Please may you help me with this?

    • @ryanjoyce2416
      @ryanjoyce2416 3 роки тому

      Same thing happing to me

    • @poachedeggsunnyside
      @poachedeggsunnyside 3 роки тому

      Make sure the rams are seated properly and fans head connector to cpu fans head

    • @colbyclark2479
      @colbyclark2479 3 роки тому +1

      Did you end up figuring it out? I have the same thing RN

    • @Slayvou
      @Slayvou 3 роки тому

      @@colbyclark2479 same here have you got it right

    • @colbyclark2479
      @colbyclark2479 3 роки тому

      @@Slayvou Yes, all i had to do was take my memory sticks out and put then back in so kind of a reset of the memory

  • @mahdisaberi3057
    @mahdisaberi3057 Рік тому +1

    Thank you bro my problem is exactly like your's now i know what should i do ❤️👍🙏

  • @akashmukherjee8743
    @akashmukherjee8743 11 місяців тому

    Is this problem appears because my hard disk is damaged or something.. Please let me know?

  • @bruceweigman2798
    @bruceweigman2798 10 місяців тому +1

    Excellent post.

  • @LucaGameplayS
    @LucaGameplayS Рік тому +1

    En la bios ve a "Advanced mode" (f7), luego en la pestaña de boot, y desactivas la opción de "permitir el uso de F1 en caso de error". Así te inicia solo sin necesidad de dar esa combinación de teclas.
    Este error sucede debido a un problema con el disco.
    Publiquen este comentario en todos los videos/publicaciones de este error para que más vean la solución!

  • @Abadi_0a0b
    @Abadi_0a0b 2 місяці тому

    When I press F1, the device shuts down, what is the solution?

  • @AllexxtheHornyWeeb
    @AllexxtheHornyWeeb 2 роки тому

    I always shut the power supply off on the back before I head to work, does that mean I have to fix my battery? Or never shut down the power, then the issue will be fixed?!

  • @landuh_
    @landuh_ Рік тому

    I have this problem and you just have to buy a new bettery?
    Am i right???

  • @screeem
    @screeem 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you!!! It worked.

  • @GeoffreyUrch
    @GeoffreyUrch Рік тому +1

    Hi,
    Thanks for this, for mine to work I had to remove the the Usb's before starting. Otherwise It booted Into the F1/ F2 Screen and pressing the F1/F2 button did nothing. I have now changed the Battery and working now.

  • @itsAndric
    @itsAndric 2 роки тому +1

    Hey man for me it shows up the same thing but my error is much different. It is called 0135 cpu fan error. Do you know how to fix it?

    • @STONE69_
      @STONE69_ Рік тому +1

      Replace, or oil your CPU fan.

  • @carlosmanuelizquierdodiaz7185
    @carlosmanuelizquierdodiaz7185 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much man, it fixed it

  • @Antzmusic24
    @Antzmusic24 Місяць тому

    I have a similar error but it says "please enter setup to recovery bios, when raid recovery was built"
    Pc has bever been i raid mode what so ever. But ive never changed rhe cmos battery snd ive had this oc for well over 6 years.
    Sound like i may need to change cmos battery

  • @sailorenthusiast
    @sailorenthusiast 2 місяці тому

    So, I’m far from a tech expert, so take this with a heaping helping of salt. From what I could quickly find, this is likely an issue with the battery on the motherboard not retaining power. If that is the case, it may need to be replaced

  • @trevorprice399
    @trevorprice399 Рік тому

    So I just made a new pc and I keep getting stuck at the American megatrends screen with out any options to get passed it.

  • @timzisreal
    @timzisreal 2 роки тому

    On my computer if I don't boot it up after maybe 6 hours I will boot it up, and it will take me to the error message saying "WARNING: Please back up your data and replace your hard disk drive" But I have a SSD that cant be possible. Should I be worried?

  • @Dr-sir-7
    @Dr-sir-7 4 місяці тому

    So what happens when it just boots you into bios?

  • @bossmen6665
    @bossmen6665 7 місяців тому

    My PC was left on to download a game, later I checked on it and the PC just stuck on American Megatrends. I pressed all the F keys but can't enter BIOS. I hard restarted still nothing change. Please help me.

  • @shantailunwan9161
    @shantailunwan9161 Рік тому +1

    dude you are my savior❤

  • @andrewtate6778
    @andrewtate6778 2 роки тому +1

    My pc is power off in 15sec after american megatrends blow on my screen . HELP

  • @TKNPaintings
    @TKNPaintings 2 роки тому +1

    You are awesome! Thank you!

  • @soufta5872
    @soufta5872 5 місяців тому +1

    My pc is certainly in the same situation here as it was shutdown for almost 4years and a half... thx

  • @haotrinh3623
    @haotrinh3623 Рік тому +1

    Thank you so much! You saved my pc!

  • @real.spotify
    @real.spotify 11 місяців тому

    So I've got a problem.
    When I boot up my pc the error on American Megatrends is "front fan failure" I had just recently taken my pc to the place I bought it from so that they would fix my gpu issues by warranty. Idk what the front fan has to do with the gpu but they might have broken something. It's wierd tho because when I open my pc up I see that all the fans are working just fine.
    Any solution?

  • @Zamoksva
    @Zamoksva Рік тому

    mine says the same thing but it says gpt header corruption too, is it the same fix ? i can just press f1 and boot in as usual like in the video

  • @ifreshplays
    @ifreshplays 6 місяців тому +1

    My PC has had this screen for about a year now I watched other video’s and they all recommend to get a new CMOS, but my god i consider my self pretty tech savvy then to Come to find out all I needed to do was cut the power and push Power Button, safe to say I feel like a damn idiot. Anyways major thanks for this.

  • @Graphhed
    @Graphhed 2 роки тому

    So I try this and whenever I do it works right? Well my computer just a black screen with my fans running at full power and my motherboard at a still orange light, how do I fix this???

  • @kendhillon8483
    @kendhillon8483 4 місяці тому

    I have an EVOO laptop model # EVC141-6BK. The normal login screen does not show up, a black screen shows up first saying "American Megatrends" then prompts me to enter a password. I am unable to login, it keeps saying invalid. Help would be appreciated, thank you.

  • @greenmntn8023
    @greenmntn8023 9 місяців тому

    i need help please. my computer was running normal and then when i turned it on it showed me biostar boot menu or something. i don't even know what it is. i refreshed my pc so many times it finally turned on and let me use my pc. then it happened again so i changed hdd with ssd and it was working for a while but then it showed me the same menu and wouldn't let me go to windows. i click save changes and reset and it resets into the same menu, i changed the battery and it's still not working. i also tried putting my ssd in a laptop and it still showed the same thing on the laptop. on a different device. i can't use my pc what am i supposed to do? what is causing it?

  • @NATZ_N2MA
    @NATZ_N2MA 2 роки тому

    what should I do if I can't run the bios settings? because mine won't run the setup