Re: [OCLUG-Tech] BIOS issue on EEE 1005HA

2013-02-10 Thread Paul Hays
I just replaced a flaky display cable in my wife's seashell ASUS; that procedure requires even more disassembly. It's a Chinese puzzle box for sure, but YouTube videos are the key to the puzzle. Really it just needs a few jewelers' tools, some magnets to keep track of sets of screws, and a very

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] BIOS issue on EEE 1005HA

2013-02-10 Thread Paul Belanger
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Prof J C Nash (U30A) wrote: > Thanks. Should have thought of that, since I've done it on desktops. I've > never had to do it for a laptop, and thought they used the main battery for > keeping clock. My bad. > > Unfortunately, search on web for "how to", shows are

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] BIOS issue on EEE 1005HA

2013-02-10 Thread Prof J C Nash (U30A)
Thanks. Should have thought of that, since I've done it on desktops. I've never had to do it for a laptop, and thought they used the main battery for keeping clock. My bad. Unfortunately, search on web for "how to", shows are really unpleasant procedure. Practically have to recast the case to c

Re: [OCLUG-Tech] BIOS issue on EEE 1005HA

2013-02-10 Thread Paul Belanger
On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Prof J C Nash (U30A) wrote: > For some time an older (3+ years) Asus EEE 1005HA I has been giving a > message on bootup > > Please enter setup to recover BIOS settings > > then offers F1 for setup, or F2 for defaults. > > F2 works OK, so it's only a minor issue

[OCLUG-Tech] BIOS issue on EEE 1005HA

2013-02-10 Thread Prof J C Nash (U30A)
For some time an older (3+ years) Asus EEE 1005HA I has been giving a message on bootup Please enter setup to recover BIOS settings then offers F1 for setup, or F2 for defaults. F2 works OK, so it's only a minor issue, but I'm wondering if others have experience of this and know of fixes e