bios access

[Adam]

is bios accessable with windows XP?

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Adam,

Accessing the BIOS is not a function of the Operating System, nor could you
block access to it with one. The BIOS is accessed when the system first
boots BEFORE any Operating System loads.

To enter the system BIOS, click start/shutdown/restart windows if you are
currently running, or simply start the system.

After windows shuts down, the machine begins to reload. At this point you
should either have a manufacturer logo screen or a POST screen that shows
the hard drives and other devices being detected. You need to enter BIOS at
this point before windows begins to load.

If it is the latter, there should be a line that says "Press <some key> to
enter setup", you will need to depress the indicated key. If you get a
manufacturer logo, you can try referring to the manual you recieved with the
pc to discover which key you need to depress while the logo is being
displayed or you can try hitting the escape key.

Generally, the keys used to enter the BIOS are F1, F2, F10, <delete>,
<escape>, and the space bar, though there are some others.

Once you have made your changes, you want to "exit saving changes", usually
F10, to restart the system.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"Adam" > wrote in message
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> is bios accessable with windows XP?

[Chek]

While it doesn't allow you to make any changes to the BIOS through it,
a utility such as SiSoft Sandra http://www.sisoftware.co.uk/ can allow you
to view BIOS info from within Windows, along with benchmark tests and other
system info.
Chek

"Adam" > wrote in message
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> is bios accessable with windows XP?

[baker]

From your question I think you had better think twice before making any
changes to your BIOS. Seek some help and ask the question how to do it.
And what it is you want to do. Just some friendly advice! :-)

[Ken Blake]

In ,
Adam > typed:

> is bios accessable with windows XP?


No. The BIOS is not accessible from any version of Windows.

How to get into your BIOS depends, not on Windows, but on what =
motherboard/BIOS you have. As a matter of fact, you have to access the =
BIOS before Windows even starts to boot. One common way is to press the =
Del key when you first power on, but that's not necessarily right for =
your computer. Watch the screen carefully when you first boot; there's =
often a message there telling you what to do. If not, check your system =
documentation or check with your vendor.
Also look here: http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

Or just try the Del key. There's a good chance that's correct for you.


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Ken Blake
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