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BIOS

Boot sequence

February 1, 2012
Boot sequence

Q: I have made a DVD by copying the Ultimate Boot CD. But to be able to test it my Windows XP Professional machine needs to start up from DVD. When I use F8 at startup so I can alter the BIOS, I can’t get [...]

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SpeedStep

May 12, 2010
SpeedStep

Q: I have an HP Omnibook notebook. It works fine but only when I disable the SpeedStep function in the BIOS. But when SpeedStep is disabled it runs at 500MHz rather than the full 600. When I enable SpeedStep (or set it to “Performance” in [...]

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Losing the BIOS settings

September 11, 2009
Losing the BIOS settings

Q: Each time my PC has been switched off overnight it goes straight into the BIOS screen when I boot it up and I have to re-enter the date and time settings before proceeding. Why isn’t it remembering these settings and what can I do [...]

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