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 > 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 > > 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