BIOS Updates forum

I think what you told me is good news. I'll hope it starts automatically, and, if not, that enough info is on the outside of the hard drive to get what I need to get it going when set in.

The password seems to be a BIOS password, and not Windows.

Good to know Windows will be there OK when I get ...

Oooppsss---how am to know what hdd settings to put in? And, how do I do that?

I can't get into anything in the pc because the password requirement is blocking me. So, unless I can physically examine the hard drive and find a sticker with ID info on it, I won't have a way to find out make/model ...

}}} When you reopen the jumper, all BIOS settings will be back to the default. {{{

Thanks. This is what I need to know.

I'm trying to get an old Gateway 2000 pc going for a church youth group. I had to clear the old password through the BIOS trick.

My question now is will there be any need for me to put new BIOS settings in when I boot up again? Or does everything in BIOS automatically go back to the factory ...