Bios

[Guest]

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Is there any way to access the bios of a computer with another computer,
via a direct link or a router? I am sure that the bios have been affected
and attempts to boot from either a floppy or cd get ignored in the loading
process and the bios canot find the module to activate the periferal
devices ie: keyboard, mouse, usb ports. I am at a total loss of how to do
this.

 

[Jerry]

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Most BIOSes are available only when that computer is initially booted. The
usual procedure is to hit the DEL or some other key while you watch the
memeory being counted on the screen. You cannot access the BIOS on one
machine from another.

"Sir Drivesalot" <Driventx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96BB9BE71EBF4Sirdrivesalot@199.45.49.11...
> Is there any way to access the bios of a computer with another computer,
> via a direct link or a router? I am sure that the bios have been affected
> and attempts to boot from either a floppy or cd get ignored in the loading
> process and the bios canot find the module to activate the periferal
> devices ie: keyboard, mouse, usb ports. I am at a total loss of how to do
> this.

 

[Guest]

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I would hope not, or we would all be in a lot of trouble! (-:

Imagine if someone could kill your computer on a whim - make it totally
unbootable. Scary thought.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"Sir Drivesalot" <Driventx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96BB9BE71EBF4Sirdrivesalot@199.45.49.11...
> Is there any way to access the bios of a computer with another computer,
> via a direct link or a router? I am sure that the bios have been affected
> and attempts to boot from either a floppy or cd get ignored in the loading
> process and the bios canot find the module to activate the periferal
> devices ie: keyboard, mouse, usb ports. I am at a total loss of how to do
> this.

 

[Guest]

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"Richard Urban [MVP]" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com> wrote in
news:e8alq5EqFHA.3520@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl:

> I would hope not, or we would all be in a lot of trouble! (-:
>
> Imagine if someone could kill your computer on a whim - make it totally
> unbootable. Scary thought.
>

So does anyone have any idea how I can correct this problem of the computer
not loading the module for the keyboard and mouse, or the usb ports? or is
this thing a boat anchor now? I can get it to boot and load windows xp just
fine, but cant do anything with it because the tools don't load.

 

[Guest]

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In article <Xns96BB9BE71EBF4Sirdrivesalot@199.45.49.11>, Sir Drivesalot
says...
> Is there any way to access the bios of a computer with another computer,
> via a direct link or a router?

No.

--
Conor

The child is grown, the dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb. - Pink Floyd

 

[Guest]

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In article <e8alq5EqFHA.3520@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl>, Richard Urban [MVP]
says...
> I would hope not, or we would all be in a lot of trouble! (-:
>
> Imagine if someone could kill your computer on a whim - make it totally
> unbootable. Scary thought.
>
>
You mean like the Magistr. range of worms that came out for Windows and
specifically tried to rewrite BIOSes?

Yet another reason not ot use OE/IE.


--
Conor

The child is grown, the dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb. - Pink Floyd

 

[Guest]

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Sir Drivesalot <Driventx@yahoo.com> wrote in
news:Xns96BB9BE71EBF4Sirdrivesalot@199.45.49.11:

> Is there any way to access the bios of a computer with another
> computer, via a direct link or a router? I am sure that the bios have
> been affected and attempts to boot from either a floppy or cd get
> ignored in the loading process and the bios canot find the module to
> activate the periferal devices ie: keyboard, mouse, usb ports. I am at
> a total loss of how to do this.

Ok lets ask this, Is there any trick to kind-of force the program to look
at the A drive first, like it is supposed to, so that some sort of rescue
disk would work?

 

[Guest]

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I suggest you read your manual or go to the manufacturers web site to find
out how to get into your computers bios. It's not rocket science. Once in,
set your bootup options. You may have 2 or 3 slots (boot positions) that you
can fill with the device of your choosing.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from: George Ankner
"If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!"

"Sir Drivesalot" <Driventx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Xns96BE7BC353A2FSirdrivesalot@199.45.49.11...
> Sir Drivesalot <Driventx@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:Xns96BB9BE71EBF4Sirdrivesalot@199.45.49.11:
>
>> Is there any way to access the bios of a computer with another
>> computer, via a direct link or a router? I am sure that the bios have
>> been affected and attempts to boot from either a floppy or cd get
>> ignored in the loading process and the bios canot find the module to
>> activate the periferal devices ie: keyboard, mouse, usb ports. I am at
>> a total loss of how to do this.
>
> Ok lets ask this, Is there any trick to kind-of force the program to look
> at the A drive first, like it is supposed to, so that some sort of rescue
> disk would work?

 

[Guest]

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Richard wrote on Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:10:26 -0400:

RUM> I suggest you read your manual or go to the manufacturers
RUM> web site to find out how to get into your computers bios.
RUM> It's not rocket science. Once in, set your bootup options.
RUM> You may have 2 or 3 slots (boot positions) that you can
RUM> fill with the device of your choosing.

??>> Ok lets ask this, Is there any trick to kind-of force the
??>> program to look at the A drive first, like it is supposed
??>> to, so that some sort of rescue disk would work?

The most common method to access the BIOS, if you have lost the
instructions, is to hold down DEL while booting. I will admit
that is not the only method.


James Silverton.