Twillia103
01-02-2001, 07:45 PM
Good Evening, I've been trying to fix a problem on a computer I've been
working on for about three day's without success. This computer has a M571 PCCHIP's Motherboard and AMI Bios. I took the battery off the Motherboard in order to get past a Bios Password that was set on this PC. I've gotten past that, but now I've been trying to reset the Bios so that I can install a new operating system on it. I've also been looking at another PC that appears to have the same Motherboard Manufactuer(PCCHIP's) and Bios Software as the Non-Functional PC because that one is running smoothly. So I set the Bios on the Pc that's not working to the same settings as the PC that's functioning. However, when I try to insert a bootable disk I get messages that my Floppy Drive and Hard Drives aren't installed. I noticed that the Standard CMOS Setting I changed to Auto for the Primary and Secondary Fields aren't showing up on that screen. I also changed the settings under the Auto-Detect Section of the Bios to reflect the settings on the pc that's working. However, none of the settings that I entered under the Auto-Detect Section are showing up. I only see a blank screen when I look under Auto-Detect. The other strange thing I noticed is that the settings I entered under Auto-Detect are showing up under the Standard CMOS Section and the Escape Key and F10 to save all the data that I entered. I've checked out the PCChips Website to see if I could find any information to address this problem, but I haven't found any documentation. I even checked inside the PC to see if there were any loose cables or anything, but everything looks fine to me. I'm sorry for this lenghty message, but this PC isn't recognizing any drives, it won't boot, and I don't know what to do.
working on for about three day's without success. This computer has a M571 PCCHIP's Motherboard and AMI Bios. I took the battery off the Motherboard in order to get past a Bios Password that was set on this PC. I've gotten past that, but now I've been trying to reset the Bios so that I can install a new operating system on it. I've also been looking at another PC that appears to have the same Motherboard Manufactuer(PCCHIP's) and Bios Software as the Non-Functional PC because that one is running smoothly. So I set the Bios on the Pc that's not working to the same settings as the PC that's functioning. However, when I try to insert a bootable disk I get messages that my Floppy Drive and Hard Drives aren't installed. I noticed that the Standard CMOS Setting I changed to Auto for the Primary and Secondary Fields aren't showing up on that screen. I also changed the settings under the Auto-Detect Section of the Bios to reflect the settings on the pc that's working. However, none of the settings that I entered under the Auto-Detect Section are showing up. I only see a blank screen when I look under Auto-Detect. The other strange thing I noticed is that the settings I entered under Auto-Detect are showing up under the Standard CMOS Section and the Escape Key and F10 to save all the data that I entered. I've checked out the PCChips Website to see if I could find any information to address this problem, but I haven't found any documentation. I even checked inside the PC to see if there were any loose cables or anything, but everything looks fine to me. I'm sorry for this lenghty message, but this PC isn't recognizing any drives, it won't boot, and I don't know what to do.