Think you've seen everything???

[aBoppa]

Just when you think you've seen everything, something crazy shows up. Hope someone has seen this before and knows how to get past it. This issue has come up on my Windows 10 system (which I can not access at the present time). This message comes up at the attempted Inital Program Load (BOOT) during an attempt to get into BIOS and comes to a quick halt. "THE COMPUTER CASE IS OPEN. PLEASE MAKE SURE THE +COMPUTER CASE IS CLOSED PROPERLY THEN PRESS CTRL + ALT + DEL TO CONTINUE. FATAL ERROR." I had just inserted a different video card and plugged in those cables I needed to. The attempt to fire this thing up did not proceed past a blank screen which lead me to take a peek at BIOS and its been downhill since then. Opening this case is a 'no-brainer' requiring only the swinging open the window on the side for access to the MB, etc. Seems like I going nowhere until I get past this Fatal Error.

 

[samuria]

Its common on comercial pc there will be a case switch somewhere

 

[Phredtx]

It's probably a Chassis Intrusion Switch:


Phredtx

 

[file3456]

What is the make and model of the computer or if it's home built the name and model of motherboard?

It IS the chaises intrusion switch and this setting SHOULD be in BIOS. You just need to look hard enough or read the manual.

 

[Phredtx]

F22 Simpilot

I used the Intel Desktop Board DB43LD as an example. It's in an old Gateway E3200.

Phredtx

 

[file3456]

In BIOS go into the Security section and see if there's an option to reset the chaises intrusion. Using The Setup Utility - Gateway E-3200 Maintaining And Troubleshooting [Page 53] | ManualsLib

If all you do is surf the Internet and print, look for a mini PC. Like of the nature of an Intel NUC. Amazon Link