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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Garlic Breath who wrote (11514)	11/19/2000 12:22:44 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Can you get to the BIOS by hitting the delete key when you first power up? Try powering up and hitting the del key several times even if you don't see the prompt to do so and see if it takes you to the bios. Do you hear any beeps when you try to power up? Do you have the mobo manual? See if there is a way to reset the CMOS. Sometimes you have to remove the battery...sometimes you have to reposition a jumper for 60 seconds or so. Zeuspaul

To: Garlic Breath who wrote (11514)	11/19/2000 2:08:48 PM
From: PMS Witch	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Does it do anything when you put a non-bootable floppy in your drive? A working BIOS should tell you something along the line that your system is missing. Does your system do the Power On Self Test (POST) when it starts? Systems access BIOS settings through different means. Mine requires me to press F2 before booting. An earlier system responded to Ctrl-Alt-Enter. If you have documentation, find what your system expects. Most BIOS editing has a Default option. Does your drives make the expected noises when your system starts? Cheers, PW.