-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Bios System.

  • From: "Lionel" <percy10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 08:34:59 +1000

Will have a look and see what happens,  thank you for your expertise.
Lionel.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Wyatt M. Portendt" <nunyabidness6@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 12:46 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Bios System.


> You're not sunk yet.  There is a small (maybe small, maybe bigger) lithium
> battery that holds the memory of the BIOS.  Some are held with clips and
can
> be carefully taken out for awhile and replaced and then the BIOS
> automatically goes to default settings.  Others are soldered into the
> mainboard and have a jumper to clear the BIOS.  You move the jumper from
one
> set of pins to the other and then back and that will send you back to the
> defaults.  Most modern mainboards have a software function for this, but
who
> knows with some of the package systems?
>
> On Saturday 27 September 2003 12:26 pm, you 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
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