Good points Catweazle, but sometimes there ARE ways around it (even though you have to have some technical knowledge):-

-Sometimes there is a BIOS reset jumper on the motherboard which can be used to reset it back to factory defaults.
-Sometimes the removal of the 'button cell' for a couple of days with the power disconnected will reset the BIOS.
-In older PC's the BIOS chip itself can be pulled out of it's socket on the motherboard (but beware because they tend to be VERY firmly seated and likely to break when attempting removal!).

Unfortunately...........no such luck on my Amilo laptop....back to Fujitsu it went

John