WINDOWS XP & BIOS

[hosiminh]

BIOS (basic input/output system) contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display screen, disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous functions -- I just hope it didn't messed up your BIOS , 'coz then you would be unable even to boot


Thus you must be talking about CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) where all settings are stored date/time ,system setup parameters etc...)

Maybe is your battery running low on your motherboard and need to be replaced.


P.S. Do you have "Flash write Protect" enabled ?

i have bios is Award v6.00PG (2002) ..
cdroms from bios is fine..
with XP is useless..
if cdroms fixed into other computer without XP .. its fine..
it has been with me for months .. i couldn't find the problem..

[hobferret]

Originally Posted by maad jordan

i have bios is Award v6.00PG (2002) ..
cdroms from bios is fine..
with XP is useless..
if cdroms fixed into other computer without XP .. its fine..
it has been with me for months .. i couldn't find the problem..

Hi

Could you elaborate a little, what exectly do you mean by cdroms from BIOS is fine. Are you saying the BIOS detects the CD's but then they are not accessible in XP and if you put them into another PC they work??

/hobferret

[hobferret]

OK Guys

Fixed it, got a live update from MSI and all is now OK

Thanx for your replies

/hobferret

[hobferret]

Originally Posted by hosiminh

BIOS (basic input/output system) contains all the code required to control the keyboard, display screen, disk drives, serial communications, and a number of miscellaneous functions -- I just hope it didn't messed up your BIOS , 'coz then you would be unable even to boot


Thus you must be talking about CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) where all settings are stored date/time ,system setup parameters etc...)

Maybe is your battery running low on your motherboard and need to be replaced.


P.S. Do you have "Flash write Protect" enabled ?

Hi again

There is no flash write in this version of BIOS and I have replaced the battery although the old one was reading 3.12V. It does not bugger the BIOS just puts everything to default and then of course it won't boot till you put it right again coz the checksum is wrong

Regards

/hobferret