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Article #23Re: BIOS setup on a Packard Bell PC???
From: Pete Lewis
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 16:33
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 16:33
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I have also installed a CD-RW, and it has never properly worked. I never touched the BIOS. Do i need to? Regs, Pete. "Andrew" <ardoo@picknowl.com.au> wrote in 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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