Hugh:
That is an interesting concept. I never
considered that the restore feature would also
affect the CMOS configuration.
( I am sure you meant the CMOS, rather than the BIOS).
Wally
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:20:22 -0400 "Harold B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> It's a desktop computer. This will be a new one for me as I never
> before had
> to look at the BIOS in the l0 years that I've had 3 different
> computers.
> I'll follow your instructions to the letter at the same time
> creating a
> "restore point" before making any changes. Note that most of the
> time I
> don't get those messages. --- Harold
> >
> > From: Hugh Vandervoort
> > Desktop or laptop?
> > You may need to make a change in the BIOS.
> >
> > Harold B. wrote: ... Hello again (using Windows XP on a Compaq
> computer)
> >>
> >> This problem sometimes occurs after the computer is in
> "hibernation" ...
> >> when coming out of hibernation (I feel like a bear), I sometimes
> get the
> >> following messages on a black screen:
> >>
> >> "Detecting IDE ATAPI device ...
> >> Found CDROM, try to Boot from it ... Fail"
> >>
> >> "Detecting floppy drive A media ...
> >> INSERT SYSTEM AND PRESS ENTER"
> >>
> >> and those two above messages repeat a few times and that's it. I
> easily
> >> correct it by just rebooting the computer and it then correctly
> returns
> >> from hibernation. I'd like to know what those messages mean. Note
> that
> >> regarding the second message, I do NOT have a floppy A drive. ---
> Harold
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