>Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2001 12:50:32 -0500 >From: Rick Lindstrom <[log in to unmask]> > > I want to password protect >the bios, but not have to enter a password to do a normal boot. > Many newer BIOSes offer precisely that option; for example, my Award BIOS dated 03-18-99 does. Perhaps a BIOS upgrade will include that option. Check the motherboard maker's Web site to see if they have any BIOS upgrades available for your mobo-BIOS combination. If they do, you can then email them to inquire about that feature. Keep in mind that mobo makers can and do determine which BIOS features you are able to access. Phil Parker -------------------------------------------- URL http://www.math.twsu.edu/Faculty/Parker/ Random quote for this second: Pohl's Law: Nothing is so good that somebody, somewhere, will not hate it. The NOSPIN Group provides a monthly newsletter with great tips, information and ideas: NOSPIN-L, The NOSPIN Magazine Visit our web site to signup: http://freepctech.com