Re: BIOS ?

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Hi,

1) Is the keyboard active at that point (lights flashing)?
2) Can you see the prompt to hit <delete> to enter setup (if not, hit escape
first)?
3) What were you messing with prior to this problem? Nothing in Windows
affects this function.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"James McNulty" <jamesmcnulty_james_3@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%23%23o2BSfiFHA.2152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> No, I'm pressing the Delete key on startup and nothing happens.
>
> "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uACcuuZiFHA.3448@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi James,
>>
>> You are confusing the operating system with the BIOS. They are not the
>> same thing, the BIOS is accessed by striking a key or key combination at
>> initial startup long before Windows starts to load.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
>> www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "James McNulty" <jamesmcnulty_james_3@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:eG95EHZiFHA.3960@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> The system still boots and I don't use a password. Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> "Manny Borges" <manny_borges@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:O7a4bkYiFHA.572@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>I will assume that the system still boots but you are now locked out of
>>>>the bios?
>>>>
>>>> Did you place a password on the BIOS and now are locked out?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "James McNulty" <jamesmcnulty_james_3@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23qzgZhYiFHA.3064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Does anyone know how to restore the BIOS system? I was fooling
>>>>> around and no longer have access to it. I have an E machine.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim McNulty
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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