-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Bios System.

  • From: "Lionel" <percy10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2003 08:53:17 +1000

Some one ask what was the name at the top of the screen when I started up.
It is  Pheonix Bios 4.0     6.0.6       Pheonix Technologies.    Now I know
that , what do I do with it please,  ???   Lionel.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Lionel" <percy10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 8:34 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Bios System.


> 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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