What is BIOS?  How do you disable the bios options?
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BIOS is basically the memory stored in a little battery inside your computer.  It maintains some VERY important and delicate settings that tell the computer about your hard drive, CPU, memory, boot options, etc.  You can get into it by looking for something when you first turn the computer on that may say "<F2> Setup" or something similar.  There are hundreds of different BIOS versions and some don't allow changes to caching and shadowing for the safety of the user.  There are SO many things in BIOS that, if changed, can stop your computer from booting at all.  BE VERY CAREFUL!\nIf this is your personal computer,  you should contact the manufacturer for help or seek the help of a local computer repair shop.  "System Administrator" and "Technical Support Group" are just generic terms.
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in addition to the reset jumper, you can remove the battery from the motherboard to reset the BIOS, and them preplace it after a minute or so.\n\nIf you are going to handle the motherboard BE SURE TO GROUND YOURSELF FIRST.  If it isn't clear what this means, then do NOT attempt this - ask a techician or a techical friend to do this for you.
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No - each vendor does different things with their BIOS. HP is probably preventing you from doing anything else because they don't want to deal with potential support issues - you changed a setting and now your system doesnt work properly kind of thing. Most settings can still be modified by the operating system (assuming Windows) such as time, power management, optical drive and hard drive settings etc.
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Depending on your situation (# of machines, OS, etc), you may have a couple of options:\n\n* Disable the USB ports in the BIOS and then password protect the BIOS.  Has flaws but it's quick & easy\n\n* Apply security policies preventing the use of USB mass storage types of devices (Windows - dunno anything useful WRT linux, mac...)
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First of all you must let all of us know what OS your are using.\nIf you are using windows XP/NT, then go to control panel and see the user accounts, you can disable password protection from there\nIf this is a BIOS password, then enter your bios setup by entering on boot screen f8 or combination of ctrl f8 .\nThis will let you in Bios Setup.\nThen go to' power on password' option and disable it from there.
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Restart your  computer and then press delete  key.It  will just maake u reach in bios setup aand where u can change the hardware configration.
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Check your bios. There is a numlock setting there.
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If it's a bios password use "Killcmos" other than that you need to reformat and install a fresh OS.
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NO, the Mobo will reset the BIOS when you first boot. Then WinXp reconfigures its setting and your all set.
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If you can get into windows or a comand prompt at least type in the following(it doesn't work on all bios's but it's worth a shot).\n\nDEBUG (a dash will appear)\nthe O is the letter o not a zero, Q quites the debug command. at the end of each line type enter, just icase you didn't know)\n\nhttp://www.elfqrin.com/docs/biospw.html\n----------------\nfor AMI/AWARD BIOS \nO 70 17 \nO 71 17 \nQ P\n\nFOR PHOENIX BIOS \nO 70 FF \nO 71 17 \nQ \n\nGENERIC\nInvalidates CMOS RAM.\nShould work on all AT motherboards\n(XT motherboards don't have CMOS) \nO 70 2E \nO 71 FF \nQ \n----------------\n\nThe site has other methods you could try.\n\nEDIT: this is to avoid hte CMOS BATTERY REMOVAL/CMOS CLEAR option.
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When you boot you will see a string of numbers at the bottom left of your screen - best the push the PAUSE button when they appear because they are gone in a flash - to resume boot just press any key - write these numbers down because they are your mother board and bios numbers - preceding these numbers there should be (from memory) something like "VIA" or "ASUS" which is the manufacturer of your motherboard.\nIf for example it was "via" then goto www.via.com - if this fails type the numbers into http://www.google.com and you should get a few links.\nBut the starting place is to goto the OEM supplier of your computer because although you may have (for example a Via CPU and chipset the bios may have been changed to suite the OEM supplier - follow!\n\nDo a google search on ada32 and download it. It provides a great summary of all your hardware and chips as well as direct links to the manufacturers for driver downloads etc. Very valuable and free tool. I use it all the time.\n\nOR:\n\nhttp://www.majorgeeks.com/download181.html\nto download AIDA32 \n\nOR: \nBelarc \nhttp://www.belarc.com/Programs/advisor.exe
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You can disable the floppy drive in the bios if you don't use it. It is probably because the floppy is set up as a primary boot device. I have only known the annoying random floppy thing to happen in older computers. I ahve a floppy/card reader combo on my computer now and it never does that.
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You need to check with ASUS and see if they have a BIOS recovery utility. It should include instructions on how to use it also.
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Well do you have a store bought computer or a custom build? Mine has a jumper that you move and then move it back to reset bios but each motherboard is different.
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This is not for a regular user, but if you are brave enough, do this.\n\n1 turn off your computer.\n2 turn it on again, but be prepared, you must hit the "delete" key if is a generic PC, if is a Brand PC should be F1 or F10 key, If you nave your manuals check what is the BIOS set up key, you must hit that key before any operating system start to work, otherwise will not work, so just when turn it on you keep hitting on the key until the bios set up appears.\n\n3 browse in the setup options and find the auto disk detection menu, and put it to work.\n\nIf the bios do not detect the unit, is because is not connected right, and need to be reconnected, or check for a damaged cable.\n\nthen if is detected, just save the changes on the BIOS, and exit the setup program.\n\nit will restart again and work OK.\n\nbut if you keep having that trouble often, it means that is not installed the right way, or the cable has some bad connection.
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You can always set the bios to the actual settings instead of using the auto detect feature.
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Most BIOS are upgradable using updates from the manufacturer.  Keep in mind that BIOS is not software...it's firmware (software embedded into a programmable controller).  As such, you won't be adding any more features or functionality.  It will only fix bugs with older firmware revisions.  You will still be limited by the original specifications of the motherboard (e.g. CPU speed, CPU type, memory limits, memory speed, memory type, etc.).