OS won't load automatically on startup

[pinboy3niner]

BIOS/FIOS page for loading OS should have blinking cursor flush left, but instead it is one space right so OS doesn't load.

My workaround is F12>Hard Disc> (top option).

I'm unversed in MS-DOS, so my question is how can I backspace that blinking underline cursor in the first screen so OS loads automatically?

[neeksgeek]

1. Hmmm

You don't say what OS you're running; I assume some version of Windows? If you're able to use the boot menu to get in to the OS you may want to run some disk repairs.

I don't know how to do what you asked.

But this sounds like a BIOS issue. Have you tried resetting the BIOS to default startup settings? It might be called "Failsafe Startup" or something similar. This may be an option in the BIOS menu, depends on the make; or you may have to open the case and reset a jumper (removing the CMOS battery for a minute works too).

Hope this helps!

[pinboy3niner]

2. Thanks for your reply

Yes, it's a BIOS issue. I thought of going to default, but I don't know how to do that.

Eliminating the space before the cursor should solve it, if someone can tell me how to do that.

[neeksgeek]

3. Restoring the BIOS to default state

If there's no menu option to do this, the simplest thing to do (on a desktop PC) is remove the little lithium button-cell battery for about a minute. This supplies powers to the BIOS memory, so it can store your settings. If you remove the battery, wait about a minute, then put it back, the BIOS will be forced to reset. This will mean resetting the date and time, too, unfortunately.

Here [Tom's Hardware] is an article on BIOS settings that may assist you.

[Egnever]

4. Hmm

Sounds like you have something set to boot before the HDD maybe a usb device?

Do you have any flash drives plugged into the computer? If so does removing them solve the issue?

As the other poster mentioned resetting the bios should solve that as it will reset the boot order.

Alternatively you can access the bios on most machines by hitting either esc or f2 or sometimes the delete key it differs depending on your bios.