If you can't find a key like Rick is talking about, there is another option.
  There should be jumpers on the motherboard that will clear CMOS and set it
to default. The only problem with that is you will lose all settings that
may have been changed. If there doesn't appear to be jumpers, you can also
take the battery out for a few minutes, then reinstall it and that will
clear it. Be sure to shut everything down and unplug the power cord before
attempting this.

Roger






>From: Rick Glazier <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] PC wont boot
>Date: Tue, 5 Nov 2002 14:04:43 -0500
>
>Sometimes the Motherboard manufacturer has a special key you can
>hold down to get into the BIOS when all else fails (from bad settings,
>etc...)
>
>This is different from the standard key to "open" the BIOS...
>You need to check their WEB site and see if they have that for your
>model and brand.
>
>                                  Rick Glazier
>BCC: [log in to unmask]
>
>From: "Chilangisha B. Changwe" <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > My PC cant boot after I changed the CMOS settings on
> > memory allocation to graphics. The default was 32MB
> > and I reduced it to 4MB. The PC now cant boot and it is
> > only giving some error sound. Specifications: 1.6GHz,
> > 128MB RAM, Windows XP.
>
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