Re: Started getting burned plastic smell from my laptop Hardware and Software Hardware by AW0C A defective Dell Inspiron 5558 still sells in 2024 for about $ 20 on Ebay. Bios Issue Hardware and Software Hardware by Glasgow Hi, I have been using a PC analyiser card and have 2 pc's that have issues 1 Bios issue.. I have tried the battery out and restarting and reset cmos but no good. Is it now a dead mobo? 2.. i have pc that will not turn on 2 different PSu used.. Is this a dead mobo? Glas Re: Bios Issue Hardware and Software Hardware by Glasgow … no beep and no visual on screen, Anayliser card shows bios fault.. how do I fix this? 2nd pc nothing happens… Re: Bios Issue Hardware and Software Hardware by sittas87 1st If it speaks of bios corrupted or damaged your best bet will be to buy new mobo 2nd pc-sounds like a dead mobo. Re: Bios Issue Hardware and Software Hardware by sittas87 what happens when you start your machine? Re: BIOS issue Hardware and Software Hardware by JorgeM … function keys (F1, F2, F11, etc...) to start the CMOS (BIOS) configuration. If you do not knwo which key it is… vendor's website for documentation. Once you get into the BIOS, you need to update the boot order priority. You need… Re: toshiba p100 vista gpu fan issue Hardware and Software Hardware by Kangarooo … presume this is a graphics driver issue or a BIOS issue(I have the latest driver and BIOS update). I use rivatuner to monitor…. Now I have done some research and it seems this issue is not specific to myself. Under XP (I have tested… 90 C?[/QUOTE] FOUND THE PROBLEM!!! Just go back to BIOS version V4.00 and it works great. toshiba p100 vista gpu fan issue Hardware and Software Hardware by majestic0110 … presume this is a graphics driver issue or a BIOS issue(I have the latest driver and BIOS update). I use rivatuner to monitor…. Now I have done some research and it seems this issue is not specific to myself. Under XP (I have tested… Flash Bios Issue Hardware and Software Hardware by TheBouncer2006 … would like to make a bootable CD to flash different BIOS. I have looked at instructions here [url]http://www.bootdisk…/txtfiles/flashcd.txt[/url] I have 6 different types of BIOS I need to flash on hundreds of machines is their… CD where I can have a menu to select which BIOS FLASH to use ???? I was thinking a batch file but… Re: Flash Bios Issue Hardware and Software Hardware by TheNSS You could just use a floppy, since it doesn't take that much space for an upgrade. You can make a bootable floppy, but remember, every computer has a different BIOS, unless they are all the same computers. BIOS issue Hardware and Software Hardware by qaisermuhammad Assalam O Alaikum to all friends, I bought a new probook 4530s. Windows 7 home premium was installed on it. I just installed backtrack 5 r3. Now i want to switch back to windows. but my system has much issues. i am installing from USB bootable.when i start the laptop it says/ BOOT Device Not Found Please install an operating system on your hard … Re: How do I flash my BIOS? Hardware and Software Hardware by Catweazle The error message about the modem driver will almost certainly be a Windows installation issue rather than a BIOS issue. Even if your modem is an internal one, it will be an add-in card, not an onboard feature. BIOS will only be handling the PCI bus communication between modem card and the rest of the system ;) Re: Major Bios Problem! Hardware and Software Hardware by DMR …[/I] what was altered. (hint: this might not be a BIOS issue at all.) 2. Hold down the "PgUp" key… model of motherboard, this is another method of clearing any BIOS/setup configuration changes. 3. Tell us what you've tried… Re: I cant access the bios Hardware and Software Hardware by binoj_daniel Any luck with your BIOS issue? bios update Hardware and Software Microsoft Windows by Eku … with the update. [I]Default BIOS settings have been loaded due to BIOS update or checksum issue. Press to enter Setup. Otherwise…seconds, choose YES, and then press Enter to load the BIOS defaults. (Use the arrow keys to choose YES, if …seconds, choose YES, and then press Enter to exit the BIOS Setup and save your changes. (Use the arrow keys … BIOS error maybe... Hardware and Software Hardware by juxtapilot … X1800 Video Card, (PCIe) Here is the issue: My computer fell off a platform it was …reads: R520 LE P/N 113-A52009-101 BIOS 1.065V 500e/500m Thats it. The screen …since the install. Could this all be an issue due to the Motherboard or is it definatly…slot the card is in is causing the issue? What would you recommend I do to further… Re: BIOS error maybe... Hardware and Software Hardware by cguan_77 hi juxtapilot, check if there's any loss connection on your mobo, try removing your video card and memory sticks and put it back properly...if it doesn't work, try to boot up without the HDD see if it works and reset the BIOS. Re: BIOS upgrade part no. not match my system Hardware and Software Hardware by Rik_ It's not common for the bios to cause problems! The only time I have seen a bios related issue was when a customer had overclocked his system too far and the bios had to be blanked in order to get the PC running again! Re: BIOS upgrade part no. not match my system Hardware and Software Hardware by giantspider [QUOTE=Rik from RCE;1415366]I doubt that your bios is the root cause of your problem. The first thing …'t have small. dainty paws! I'm also pursuing the issue with Leadtek who made the m/b. Assuming I fail… condition paste. Why do you think it's not the bios? I tend to blame Microsoft but have failed to get… bios and cd dvd driver problum Hardware and Software Hardware by rswat2010 … even a normal cd and my other issue is that i usualy enter my bios st up and settings by pressing f10… Issue with CMOS Battery... Hardware and Software Hardware by clinton.havens … one, my apologizes. Now that that's done, to my issue. I have a Dell Laptop it's an Inspiron E1705… he's not computer literate at all, but somehow the BIOS ended up having a password put into it so the… Re: Bios Help?? Hardware and Software Hardware by goldeagle2005 You sure this is a board issue? I had a similar problem once..on entering the BIOS, top 30% of the screen would be blank and the remining screen would be garbled. Got the board and processor changed, no joy. Turned out the monitor was crapping out on me. Check your monitor... Re: bios and cd dvd driver problum Hardware and Software Hardware by caperjack Hello, first make sure dvd drive shows in device manage,if it there try removing it and reboot to reinstall drivers for the dvd drive . as for the password ,someone had to have put a bios/setup password since you bought the laptop ,if you cant remember it ,you may need to take laptop apart and remove bios battery to rid the need for the password Re: bios not reporting memory Hardware and Software Hardware by bobbyraw … i know how HAD one it's always a MoBo issue. if there is any one with a good story about… i had to ditch 3 for friends alread all mobo issue and the Mobo replacement is the price of a new… Re: Issue with CMOS Battery... Hardware and Software Hardware by jlm699 Many DELL versions of BIOS have a "backdoor" password to bypass this in MFG or troubleshooting environments. This backdoor password is Dell (or DELL). Give those a shot. Re: Issue with CMOS Battery... Hardware and Software Hardware by clinton.havens [QUOTE=jlm699;902600]Many DELL versions of BIOS have a "backdoor" password to bypass this in … Re: Issue with CMOS Battery... Hardware and Software Hardware by Salem [url]http://www.tech-faq.com/reset-bios-password.shtml[/url] Found after a simple search. There's lots to try there. Many other pages like it. Re: Issue with CMOS Battery... Hardware and Software Hardware by clinton.havens [QUOTE=Salem;902685][url]http://www.tech-faq.com/reset-bios-password.shtml[/url] Found after a simple search. There's lots to try there. Many other pages like it.[/QUOTE] Already went through that page, and this 1 as well [url]http://www.techspot.com/vb/topic18780.html[/url] Re: bios problems Hardware and Software Hardware by Aaron36 I am having a similar problem, except that my issue is occurring on a Latitude X200 laptop. When I turn … going to Dell and downloading the bootable copy of the BIOS onto a floppy and the system does not access the… Re: bios error code help Hardware and Software Hardware by jbf948 Thank you all for input. I called Intel and the tech support people first said it was an issue with the bios not being updated for the 1333 FSB. This board was originally shipped before the 1333 fsb processors. I did a clear CMOS as instructed. Still nothing. Now I am suppossed to take the parts to be tested at a computer shop.