Cmos button pushed

[martinsigsworth]

So when I upgraded the esata drive from the Linux 8gb to Win 10 esata 256gb. The upload was good but the cmos button got knocked when I was checking out something inside. Now it starts but doesn't boot up

what the fix? 

[TheOldMan · Accepted solution]

Assuming the CMOS battery is what you are referring to - make sure it is reseated properly in the holder.  Then most likely there is the need to reset the BIOS to defaults.

If you need help with that

Start tapping the Esc key BEFORE starting the PC and then press the start button.
Keep tapping the Esc key until a popup menu shows. Then pick from that popup menu, F10.

Then on the top of that screen - the last entry to the right side is Exit.  When you click that there will be a choice to set the BIOS to defaults.  Pick that then Esc button.  Then there will be a choice to save by pressing F10.  Do that and then exit.

Report back with results

[martinsigsworth]

So pushing esc go me to boot screen navigated through screens not exactly the same order as you stated however was close enough got a message on esc out that Bios had been reset and the windows 10 logo started but then going on 30 minutes of the swirly icon and no boot - going to put the original M.2 Linux chip back in see if it boots then restart the windows upgrade that I want 

[martinsigsworth]

Additional the original Linux booted no problem windows did not so will run windows from the external flash to see if it boots then see if card will accept the OS 

[TheOldMan]

Perhaps explain what this means "windows 10 logo started but then going on 30 minutes of the swirly icon and no boot" and then "windows did not so will run windows from the external flash to see if it boots ".

What is Windows on the external flash VS Windows started but no boot?  Is Windows installed on a different drive and the Linux is on a M.2 drive?

You might need to have both drives installed if the Linux drive was present in the system when Windows was installed.  Otherwise reinstall Windows in the configuration that you want/need.  Windows will pick a drive to put the bootloader on and if the drive where it was put is no longer present, then you will get that symptom.

[martinsigsworth]

Not sure what's going on now I can start the disk on the original M.2 Linux Or an external ssd with a full windows 10 application.

I installed the same windows ten on the M.2 and all was fine now it no operating system 

I've downloaded a win10 IOT and tried to burn it onto a cd to upload and all the ISO burners are copying nothing so I can't even overwrite the M.2 chip tried several different ones .... I just give up 

[TheOldMan]

What is the model number of this PC?  Also when trying to reinstall Windows, have you tried the "Repair this PC" option when booting to the install media?

[martinsigsworth]

Hey! Thanks for all the help it seems the IoT O/S I loaded got corrupted eventually got the system to respond to an external drive and reloaded a new downloaded version of windows 10 enterprise IoT. And all is well! 

[TheOldMan]

Excellent news.

Thanks