Computer appears dead
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2003 7:13 pm
Hi,
I've spent the last 3 weeks putting together a computer, bits from her, bits from there. Anyway, yesterday I had it all set up and running. It's only a 266 but it will do what I want it to do. I had 2000 on it. ran a little slow. So I decided to put 98 on it. but there was a BIOS password. the guy I got the board off of doesn't know what it is.
So, I took the chip off the board, left it off for 30 seconds, put it back on, turned on the machine.
All the lights on the HD's light up, on the floppy drive, the power and the processor in use light lights up, but it doesn't boot.
Please does anyone have any ideas? it's an AWARD BIOS chip.
Thanks Steve
I've spent the last 3 weeks putting together a computer, bits from her, bits from there. Anyway, yesterday I had it all set up and running. It's only a 266 but it will do what I want it to do. I had 2000 on it. ran a little slow. So I decided to put 98 on it. but there was a BIOS password. the guy I got the board off of doesn't know what it is.
So, I took the chip off the board, left it off for 30 seconds, put it back on, turned on the machine.
All the lights on the HD's light up, on the floppy drive, the power and the processor in use light lights up, but it doesn't boot.
Please does anyone have any ideas? it's an AWARD BIOS chip.
Thanks Steve