Re: Loosing bios settings

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 03/30/04


Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:02:09 -0600

Replace the CMOS battery on the mobo.

"John" <jake@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:zUmac.2771$qP2.9346@news.indigo.ie...
| Been having this problem for a few days.Initially thought
it was the HD that
| failed so used another one and got the system running
again.Next day same
| problem in that pc would not boot beyond finding the
atapti rom drive.I went
| into the bios and restored the defaults and everything
working,even the old
| drive.Tonight back to square one and I cannot get the bios
to open.Help
| pls?I've the pc started now using XP in the drive but it
| only shows the floppy drive and C drive in my computer.My
E and D drives are
| missing.
|
|



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