Hi Are they really related? I thought that the bios is stored in a chip. I haven't lost any functionality by removing all partitions and putting a number of different distributions on the eee PC. Take a look at: www.eeeuser.com Also see my other post regarding my eee PC. Gena -----Original Message----- From: speakup-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca] On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell Sent: 02 February 2008 19:49 To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca Subject: re: well I got one If you wipe the partitions then the bios basic input/output system is gone until you put new partitions on that drive then it's back again. _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup at braille.uwo.ca http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup __________ NOD32 2845 (20080202) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com