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resetting bios
Name: jeremy Smith Date: May 10, 2003 at 18:40:02 Pacific OS: Xp CPU/Ram: celeron 1.7/512
Comment:
HI I am trying to reset a bios on a compaq armada 4220t I don't know where the jumper is and it won't boot up on floppy cd and windows is coruppt so I can boot into that ethier can anyone please help
Name: jeremy Smith Date: May 10, 2003 at 18:43:44 Pacific
Reply:
p.s. it is not windwos xp it is nt and it is onlya pentium mmx
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Response Number 2
Name: wanderer Date: May 11, 2003 at 11:49:30 Pacific
Reply:
You don't need to reset the bios. You need to get INTO the bios. Check compaq's site for the key stroke combo to get into the bios so you can set it to boot from floppy or cd.
Summary: There are two possiblities: 1: Resetting BIOS. Refer to manual for your computers mainboard. (jumper has to be shortened) 2: Use program to crack BIOS password Try this adress:http://www.ryanspc.co...
Summary: In effect you are saying you want to remove NT and install something else - e.g. '98? Check that the floppy 'is' enabled in the BIOS settings. Possibly this box had it dis-abled by the company who use...
Summary: One option: if the PC allows a CD boot then via BIOS settings, enable that as the sequence, and then run the NT set-up... Once NT (re-)installed, reset BIOS to give the more common C: the A: sequence....