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November 25th, 2004, 08:12 PM
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Re: OT: BIOS editting?
I once flashed my bios. It ended poorly. Good luck to you.
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November 25th, 2004, 09:51 PM
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Re: OT: BIOS editting?
The common keys have all been mentioned...
But on some I've noticed you have to be booting from a power-off state, rather than just a reset/restart.
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November 26th, 2004, 10:29 AM
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Re: OT: BIOS editting?
And on some you need to change a jumper on the motherboard to access the BIOS, and reset the jumper to boot normally.
That one had me puzzled for a while. (An Intel mobo.)
If possible, consult the motherboard documentation.
Unfortunatly, many pre-assembled computers do not include it.
Some systems use windows software to change the BIOS settings.
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November 26th, 2004, 10:39 AM
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Re: OT: BIOS editting?
I've seen a few pc's where a cold boot will flash the screen with the setup key on and off before the monitor has a chance to get warmed up and display anything. In that case you may need to do a restart instead of a cold boot.
In any case you should be able to look up the specs for your mothorboard on the internet and find out how to get into the setup screen.
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November 26th, 2004, 06:25 PM
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Re: OT: BIOS editting?
And I'm pretty sure there are some low-end consumer PCs (eMachine?) where it is impossible to edit the BIOS through any kind of interface during boot up. They are just a small box, cheap parts a few years off the current tech standard, and not worth tweaking/upgrading anything without just upgrading the whole box.
Probably best bet is go to manufacturer's site, and see if you can't get your hands on a manual.
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November 27th, 2004, 05:23 PM
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Re: OT: BIOS editting?
Hmmm... Well, given that my PC is about 3000 kilometers away at them momement, I guess it'll have to wait until I get home...
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November 28th, 2004, 08:14 AM
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Re: OT: BIOS editting?
Yesterday I flashed BIOS with a self-made patch to enable big HDD support for my mobo (it's very old and there are no new updates from manufacturer for a long time). Man, that was exreme fun! I literally pissed off the it refused to pass POST. Fortunately, I managed to roll back and fix an error.
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