Was able to find the bios disk online. Boot from FD, did the bios check, found that the sleep was turned on, change and havent had a problem since. ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Malcolm Hunter <malcolm.hunter@gmx.co.uk> Reply-To: psyche-list@redhat.com Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 00:54:59 +0100 >On Monday 14 October 2002 00:43, Steven Rubenstein wrote: >> Well, I finally understand what you're saying. How about the "F10" >> button's gone bad? How about discharging the CMOS for 30 secs. or so (by >> popping the battery if need be?...) > >This is a Compaq PC which, in Compaq's infinite wisdom, has the grossly >over-complicated GUI BIOS configuration on a special hard disk partition. >This is accessed by pressing the F10 key at boot time This is okay if you >know about it and only install Windoze or other proprietory software, but it >seems installing Red Hat Linux has stopped this partition from being >accessed. If this is the case, there is no way to configure the BIOS, except >by using Compaq's software on a floppy or by re-installing the software from >the floppy on to the special hard disk partition. > >Regards, >Malcolm >-- >KDE Proof-Reading Team >KDE British English Conversion Team > > > >-- >Psyche-list mailing list >Psyche-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
