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Dual BIOS
A computer motherboard that contains two BIOS chips, a main BIOS and a backup BIOS. This type of motherboard setup helps a motherboard recover from any issues that may happen during a BIOS update, helps protect the BIOS from any potential virus, and helps with any other issues that may arise related to the BIOS.
Also see: Motherboard definitions, BIOS
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See, this is what happens when I leave for a while. I forget all that I learned.
This indicates other problems, so make sure on your new rig you have spyware/adware/virus programs in place, updated and being used.
I will install all the usual spactacularly-updated Norton software, Ad-Aware, and all the other stuff that I have on my eMachine. And BTW, I do have a little Adware that I know of, but I cannot delete it and I have no problems - even though I am on IE 6! (Though I will d/l FireFox on my new rig, I promise)
I had heard good things lately about eMachines (for those who want a prefab computer), so please enlighten us with other details that made you unhappy.
I'm not sure what you mean by prefab, so I'll assume you mean pre-fabulous or some similar meaning. But, prepare to hear HORROR STORIES FROM THE eMACHINE SWAMPLAND
In order of chronology:
1) The speakers stopped working. Sound gave way to static, which gave way to noise.
2) While unplugging the keyboard to move the system from the family room to our newly-constructed Computer Room (The heat from that corner of the family room was unberable) The cord
snapped near the plugin, making it impossible to use. I now use a Sony keyboard.
2) The DVD drive broke. Windows saw the drive, but wouldn't recognize anything I put into it. I took it into Best Buy where I bought the thing, and even the Geek Squad couldn't get the thing to function. I had to buy another one.
3) While frustrated at a sudden sluggishness on my eMachine, I pushed the monitor power button with just a tad more force than normal. But still, the button shouldn't have broken, making it difficult to switch on/off the monitor.
4) The mouse turned green. Not kidding or exaggerating in the least. My purty silver mouse looked like it molded. Also, it got clogged continuously before this, and it was difficult to reach the wheels the trackball turned on.
5) My printer stopped working, printing almost nothing, even though both tanks read out to be 1/4 full. (Actually, that might be a faulty reading, and my tanks could be empty. I'll take a closer look later today.) It is a Lexmark that came with the system.
6) The power button on the tower box broke, and we couldn't reach it without doing what we did - which was remove the faceplate.
7) The diskette button snapped off. I wasn't even applying undue pressure; I was removing a diskette to take to school (no sense wasting a CD-R) and the button came off. I'm sure it can be reattached, but...
Now, the following has been replaced:
The eMachine monitor will be reattached to the eMachine in time, but I have attached for now the monitor that will go in my new system: A 17" LCD.
The keyboard is a cheap Sony. None of the Hotkeys for Mail, Internet, etc. work because I got this as a hand-me-down from my mother. MY new keyboard on my new system will be a $50 gaming keyboard. (What did you expect from a 14-year old?)
My mouse is a cheap Microsoft mouse. I will have a trackball-less Microsoft on the new system.
My sound is part of the LCD, but I will have a 7.1 Surround sound by Christmas.
My DVD drive is a generic model. My new machine will feature a DVD writer and a CD burner/reader.
So, you see, a lot has happened to my system. To be fair, this didn't all happen on the day I unpackaged it. It happened over the span of a couple of years. But still, my Tandy lasted longer. And it was a piece of junk.
