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Re: BIOS setup on a Packard Bell PC???

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From: Herv�
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 12:18
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Hi,

Happy new year 2001.

Try simply F1 or F2. Maybe if your PC is recent, press ESC then F1 or F2 or
Del

Hope this will help.
"Andrew" <ardoo@picknowl.com.au> a �crit dans le message news:
3A503BFD.98F7CBB6@picknowl.com.au...
> Hi there,
> I am installing a CD-RW on a Packard Bell PC. I need to access the BIOS
> to force the CD-RW to the Secondary Slave, but can't get into the BIOS.
>
> Have tried Del, Ctrl+Alt+Ins, Ctrl+Alt+Esc Ctrl+Alt+F2 etc but no luck.
>
> I don't want people telling me I shouldn't access the BIOS, or I
> shouldn't need to do it. The fact is I do want to enter the BIOS setup
> and need to know how to do it.
>
> I have never seen any true answers to this question, people always talk
> around it, but never actually answer the question, so....  I throw out
> the challenge  :o)
>
> Happy New Year to you all...
> Thanks
> Andrew
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