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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: flickb on September 03, 2006, 05:28:59 PM

Title: How do you acess the system BIOS
Post by: flickb on September 03, 2006, 05:28:59 PM

im running windows 98 and i recently encountered a problem and in order to correct it i need to acess the system bios. how can i do this :-?

Title: Re: How do you acess the system BIOS
Post by: Neil on September 03, 2006, 05:42:20 PM

When you first boot up the computer you need to press a certain key to access the BIOS. It is usually delete, sometimes a key like F2. It should say when you boot up, press X key to enter setup etc.

Changing a BIOS setting incorrectly can damage your computer, so please make sure you know what you are doing first.

Title: Re: How do you acess the system BIOS
Post by: soybean on September 03, 2006, 07:03:22 PM

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Changing a BIOS setting incorrectly can damage your computer, so please make sure you know what you are doing first.

That wording is a bit too strong.  It's not likely to physically damage the computer, but it could make it inoperable.

Title: Re: How do you acess the system BIOS
Post by: GX1_Man on September 03, 2006, 09:54:15 PM

Do we get a clue about the computer or motherboard make/model or do we just have to guess?  ::)

http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/b/bios.htm

See below. It takes information to get information.

Title: Re: How do you acess the system BIOS
Post by: Neil on September 04, 2006, 10:12:34 AM

Actually my dad got a bit trigger happy changing the CPU speed in the BIOS, and it was bye bye processor, so it can physically damage the computer if you're not careful. ::)