Thank you all for you all for the info that you have passed on to me about the Bios Set up. It is getting too deep for me , will have to call in a Tech and let him do it . In future I will not play around with things I know nothing about. Once again , Thanks . Lionel. ----- Original Message ----- From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 2:56 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Bios System. > Lionel, you generally have two ways to reset the BIOS. The definite > all-purpose method is to remove the CMOS battery from the motherboard. > Doing so will wipe all the settings. But, you may have to keep it out for > some time, as its made so you don't lose settings when replacing a battery. > How long, I wouldn't know. But, have heard cases of literally a day. Worth > a try to remove it for about 10-15 minutes. > > The second method usually involves a jumper on the motherboard. You > basically have to move the jumper to a specific position. If you have the > mobo's instruction manual, that should tell you. If no manual, you can > always look it up assuming you know the brand/model of your mobo. > > ---Troth > > > At 9/27/2003 01:26 PM, Lionel wrote: > >Hi. Thanks for the info, been in there again and had a look , cannot see > >anything there that I can click on to return to the Default. Will keep my > >cotton picking nose out of there from now on. Lionel. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Wyatt M. Portendt" <nunyabidness6@xxxxxxxxx> > >To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 12:29 PM > >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Bios System. > > > > > > > No. You have to change it in the BIOS. There should be a setting in > >there to > > > load the default values. Not a place to play if you're not sure what > >you're > > > doing. Sometimes even if you think you know it's not safe. <G> > > > > > > On Saturday 27 September 2003 08:18 pm, you wrote: > > > > If I crash the computer and bring it back to day one , will that fix the > > > > mess up I made in the Bios System ??? Lionel. To unsub or change your > > > > email settings: > > > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > > > > > To access our Archives: > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > > > > > For more info: > > > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > > > To access our Archives: > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > > > For more info: > > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > > > > > >To unsub or change your email settings: > >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > >To access our Archives: > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > >For more info: > >//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk