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To: Dr. D who wrote (86279)	12/20/1998 7:09:00 PM
From: Annette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

If you could READ, I mentioned I would retract my statement until I got more details. I got more details...there you go. Somebody at DELL was responsible for letting those PCs out the door, special BIOS or not. It won't change the past. The problem is fixed. End of Story. Annette

To: Dr. D who wrote (86279)	12/21/1998 2:02:00 AM
From: rudedog	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Jinx - You are a little out of your technical depth here. You are correct that the BIOS is part of soldered down componentry, but not that it comes from Intel - only a small portion of DELL's systems use Intel-assembled components. Also it is straightforward to wipe out the BIOS, or screw it up so it only sort-of works, unless special 'lock-down' provisions are made. And it is quite possible for this to happen as a part of the final test, so that the machine tests fine then takes the poison and dies as it is being boxed up... Take a look at TigerPaw's post for an excellent tutorial.