I don't see anything wrong with Gemma posting every couple of days. I suspect very few people trying to help browse back that far. Maybe a new face will show up with a solution.

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well i am real sorry about the overposting, i only thought that maybe people wouldnt scroll down to my previous messages, i was not aware that people are notified when a message is added to.. i always appreciate everyones comment and help and rely on it sometimes.. so sorry once again.. i am convinced that if i new my bios defaults?? any idea where i can find that out? that i could go into the bios set the defaults myself with the new date and time and save it and it would be saved.. the time and day are now saving, if i hit F10, but if i hit F1 it goes back to the date and time of 1998.. anyway i feel that the chip isnt damaged, but i am not getting where fast on this one accept that when i do get into windows it runs so well and fast.. i want to solve it somehow thanks for all the help Gemma

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Gemma Reread my reply #1 in this thread. I suspect you may be somehow closing without saving. Waybe your F10 key is broken. There are usually at least two ways to exit with saving.

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i dont think i am explaing myself very well.. the computer is saving the changes i make to the time and date when i enter the set up through F10..(now after i replaced the cmos battery).. the time and date are saved..until i use the push F1 default settings..then the time and date changes..when i get into Windows i am prompted to change the time and date.. but because the settings are set differently in the Bios when i enter through the F10 ...some setting is causing a hiccup.. if i knew the what the Default settings were i could compare them with the settings that i get when i enter the Bios through F10.. i am of course asuming that the Default settings are different as when i use them i get into windows straight away.. when i use the settings that are apparent to me when i enter the Bios through pushing F10...the computer freezes either before or after the Windows logon screen.. oh i will have to give up and send it somewhere to be fixed soon..i really didnt want to do that.. thanks everyone. sny more bright ideas will be gratefully accepted.. Gemma

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Don't push F1. Default settings obviously mean resetting the time and date. If you are looking for the default settings EXCEPT for the date and time then hit F1 then change the date and time and save and exit. The default settings may not be the best settings for your needs. Default settings may not set the FSB and memory clock right. Also may not set the onboard hardware you need to enable or disable correctly. Additionally the boot order may not be right. I suggest you read the manual section covering the BIOS settings and figure out what YOU need those settings to be and forget about DEFAULT. For right now, try hitting F1 then change the date and time and then hit F10 and let the computer boot up. If all is not well then do as I suggest concerning the BIOS settings and customizing those settings.

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thanks when i hit F1, there is no option to change any settings it just bypasses setup and opens up windows.. i dont have a manual concerning my bios settings.. I am really looking for the default settings EXCEPT the Time and Date..that would be my perfect resolve for the moment why does the computer come up with the two options in the first place?/ like the first screen being..either hit F1 or F10.. why dosent it just got to the defaults..anyone know.. thanks

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I posted the link to the manual. use it.

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Gemma I am mistaken, I didn't post a link to your manual but you should be abel to fine it online. The BIOS options are for the most part self explanitory. You don't need to change every setting in there. Things like the boot order, onboard hardware that you may not use, settings for the processor and memory. As I said previously, don't hit F1 at all.

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"I don't see anything wrong with Gemma posting every couple of days" Do not post the same question more than one time on the same forum unless your original post was not adequately answered and has moved a considerable distance down the list of messages. Sure - it's a judgement call, but (as you know) messages are usually tracked by participants. All of those were on the same page - at the very least, the previous messages should have been referred to by number to avoid (the inevitable) duplication of effort. Not everything can be fixed, either Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

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Jboy, there are suggestions still being made, so reposting seems to be productive. The win95 forum is not like it used to be. Reposting every day or two used to be perfectly acceptable. It's not a big problem in my opinion. Maybe Justin would make a comment.

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hi all am sorry i caused a rukus with my problem thnaks for those of you who didnt mind me posting about the same problem more han once.. still have the same problem anyway.. it is not fixed.. thanks for all the suggestions gemma

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Gemma If you are saving the BIOS changes correctly and they don't hold then the BIOS chip is probably defective. Compaq has some strange ways to do things, I suggest you try thier tech support.

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thanks, i have e-mailed compaq twice now, just recieved an e-mail from them saying that they acknowledge that i asked for help!!! so am still waitng to see if they actually reply.. thanks gemma

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It's not a ruckus nor a huge deal - as mentioned, a bit of a judgement call. A post in WinXP would scroll off of the page in a matter of hours - one made in the venerable Win31 forum would remain prominent for months. Multiple posts, and not much progress - imho, I suspect the CMOS is fried and unrepairable (at least, by anything less than 'heroic' measures). "Maybe Justin would make a comment." Really? That's not all that likely, JW does not (and cannot) read all of the posts - although the fact that some were removed seems like a 'comment' to me. By all means repost as you see fit, although I would say a decent interval should be observed, and it would be *helpful* in the extreme to indicate the problem's (extensive) history on the board (using message #'s) in order to avoid retreading old territory. good luck Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.

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