BIOS Setup

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How do you get into the BIOS setup on Windows XP home
edition? My computer has been randomly restarting since
i put a firewire card in, and i read that this has to do
with the BIOS Advanved Power Management.
 
You get into the bios, on your windows home edition, the same way you would
get into the bios with any other operating system. You read the manual that
came with the computer, you find out what key to press, and when, during the
boot up of the computer. It matters not what operating system you have
installed, or in fact, if none at all is installed. You still do it the same
way!

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Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)
 
You don't enter the BIOS from the operating system and entering the BIOS on
a computer is not dependent on the operating system.

When you boot your system, the first screen has an instruction that tells
you to hit a specified key to enter setup, when you see it, hit the
specified key.

That said, if your system is using Advanced Power Management, that can be
turned on or off at system level. Open Display in Control Panel, go to the
Screen Saver Tab, click Power, if your system uses Advanced Power
Management, there should be an APM tab.

Other things to do to deal with the crashes:
First, be sure your antivirus software has the latest definitions and run a
virus scan.

Second, download, install and run Ad Aware:
www.lavasoftusa.com
Note: you should always be well backed up before running an application of
this type.

If your system is clear of viruses, open Control Panel, open System, go to
the Advanced tab, click Settings under Startup and Recovery, remove the
check from "Automatically Restart" under System Failure. This will cause
the system to blue screen instead of restarting on errors and the
information on the blue screen may give a clue as to the source of the
issue.

Open Control Panel, open Administrative Tools, open Event Viewer, look for
errors corresponding to the crash, double click the error, the information
contained within may give a clue as to the
source of the problem.

Assuming you have an XP CD and not a recovery CD, place the XP CD in the
drive, when the setup screen appears, select "Check System Compatibility,"
the report it generates may point to problem hardware or software on your
system. If you do not have an XP CD, you can download this application
known as the Upgrade Advisor from the following site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/howtobuy/upgrading/advisor.asp
Note: If you have access to a broadband connection it might be best to
download using that as this is a rather large download.

Check for the latest drivers for your hardware, especially your graphics
card and soundcard and all peripherals connected to your system. No not use
Windows Update for this, go to the device manufacturer's web sites and if
you install updated drivers, ignore the message about drivers being unsigned
by Microsoft.
 
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How do you get into the BIOS setup on Windows XP home
edition? My computer has been randomly restarting since
i put a firewire card in, and i read that this has to do
with the BIOS Advanved Power Management.
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How to get into your BIOS depends, not on Windows, but on what
motherboard/BIOS you have. As a matter of fact, you have to
access the BIOS before Windows even starts to boot. One common
way is to press the Del key when you first power on, but that's
not necessarily right for your computer. Watch the screen
carefully when you first boot; there's often a message there
telling you what to do. If not, check your system documentation
or check with your vendor.

Also look here:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

Or just try the Del key. There's a good chance that's correct for
you.
 
Greetings --

The operating system is immaterial. Only you know what motherboard
and BIOS you have, so only you know the answer to your question. ;-}

In the extremely unlikely event that your PC's manual doesn't
contain the needed information, try one or more of the following:

How do I access my computer's setup (BIOS)
http://www.iomega.com/support/documents/2157.html

Wim's BIOS Page
http://www.wimsbios.com/

Accessing Motherboard BIOS
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/bios_manufacturer.htm

You should also be aware that it's very easy to render, at least
temporarily, your PC unbootable by making an incorrect change in the
BIOS. So be very careful.


Bruce Chambers

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Perhaps I should amend my response to say, "On an early screen in the boot
process...":-)
 
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