Driver loading problems

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Go into BIOS and set it to OPTIMAL.. that will reset everything in BIOS to
defaults that put no pressure on the system..

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Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user

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"Noel S Pamfree" <Noel.spamfree@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>A technical member of staff left our small company after an argument. Since
>then we have had lots of problems with one stand-alone pc. We are fairly
>certain he did something nasty to the machine but we don't know what.
>
> We have replaced the hard drive and re-installed XP Professional but it
> still keeps saying it can't load basic drivers like CD, DVD drive etc.
>
> Could anything have been done to the BIOS to cause this problem.
>
> Any help or suggestions gratefully received.
>
> Noel
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

Noel

You should find it in the section 'Load BIOS defaults'.. if you have a
motherboard manual, there is a section that covers this..

--
Mike Hall
MVP - Windows Shell/user

http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm





"Noel S Pamfree" <Noel.spamfree@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks.
>
> I have managed to get into the BIOS but I can't find anything obvious to
> reset it to factory settings or optimum.
>
> Can you suggest anything else I could look for?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Noel
> "Mike Hall (MS-MVP)" <mike.hall.mail@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:e4dNRymJFHA.3064@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Go into BIOS and set it to OPTIMAL.. that will reset everything in BIOS
>> to defaults that put no pressure on the system..
>>
>> --
>> Mike Hall
>> MVP - Windows Shell/user
>>
>> http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Noel S Pamfree" <Noel.spamfree@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:uZYVu5lJFHA.1528@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>A technical member of staff left our small company after an argument.
>>>Since then we have had lots of problems with one stand-alone pc. We are
>>>fairly certain he did something nasty to the machine but we don't know
>>>what.
>>>
>>> We have replaced the hard drive and re-installed XP Professional but it
>>> still keeps saying it can't load basic drivers like CD, DVD drive etc.
>>>
>>> Could anything have been done to the BIOS to cause this problem.
>>>
>>> Any help or suggestions gratefully received.
>>>
>>> Noel
>>>
>>
>>
>
>