🚀 go-pugleaf

Hi Andrew,

Since you know the bios is password protected and you don't know the
password, the only way around this is to reset the CMOS.  This will wipe the
Bios clean and reset it to it's defaults.

My own machine originally had a K6-2 333 MHz processor (now K6-2 550 MHz) on
a 950 motherboard, i.e. 955 Multimedia system.
Your machine is probably similiar, with an Award Bios FR510 bios or similiar
bios.

WARNING - YOU WILL LOSE ANY CUSTOMIZED BIOS SETTINGS YOU HAVE BY DOING THIS.

It is likely a two step process on your machine:

a.  Set the CMOS jumper on the motherboard in the position to clear the CMOS

OR

b. If a jumper does not exist, remove the coin battery on the motherboard
for at least 30 seconds and then reinsert the battery.  Restart the machine
and hold the F2 key.  The bios should appear momentairly and you can edit
it.

c.  If step a. above is done, power up the machine and shut it off when
Windows begins to load.  Reset the jumper to it's previous position. Then
reboot the machine and hold the F2 key.  The bios should appear momentairly
and you can edit it.

ONCE YOUR IN THE BIOS...use your arrow keys or page up/down keys to
highlight the STANDARD CMOS SETUP and set your drives there.  I'd recommend
the "auto setup" option for each IDE master and slave you're using (and the
"none option" for the others) unless there is a need to set it up
individually.

Good Luck!

Chris McGilton


When the machine starts to boot up, press F2.  That should get you into the
bios.
"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