Do you mean you could not access your BIOS when you pressed those keys at boot time? What is the make of your pc? Try del & F1? Your computer, upon booting up, will tell you which key to press to enter Setup, the file that tells the PC how to configure itself. "The key is divulged in a short message that appears at the bottom of the screen as the bootup process begins and before the Windows splash screen appears. The message usually reads something like "To enter setup press" and the name of the appropriate key. If your computer does not give you the instruction, you will have to experiment. Try the Esc, Del, F2 or F10 keys. If none works, call the manufacturer of the computer." How to Access BIOS Setup on All Computers: http://infoprosjoint.net/ij5/archive/topic/4336-1.html HTH, armando On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 04:13:07 EST, Donnymacco@xxxxxxx wrote: Running Win XP. This machine has always been able to boot from CD or Floppy. Now it will not. Any ideas anyone? Checked in Bios and tried F2 and F12. No change. Don ________________________________________________ PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. http://www.peoplepc.com VIEW ARCHIVES @ //www.freelists.org UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field. To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to //www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk Contact List Owner - dbcfour@xxxxxxx