[Wftl-lug] embarassed, why should i be

[JOHN INGRESS]

--- "Michael Rudas (computer)"
<MPR_Linux at Ameritech.net> wrote:What is the brand or
model of your computer?  What is the brand of the 
motherboard (MB)...it's an eMachines T1120 with an
Interl Celeron 1.2 GHz processor and an 810e chipset. 
 Re: "Everything  that you need to 
> know here is generally visible during the boot-up
 process, so watch the screen." This is the big
problem, the screen is just a black hole until the
emachines logo comes up. You're saying I can bypass
that? thanks for the help... 

>> 
>  > > Go into the system BIOS setup.  Usually under
> the
>  > > heading (something like) "Advanced Options" you
>  > > will find a "Boot Order" option.
> 
>  > Thanks Mikey, but stay with me, please...how do I
>  > "Go into the system BIOS setup?"
> 
> I didn't mean to assume (or presume) prior
> knowledge, but please be 
> aware that a working knowledge of your system's BIOS
> (Basic Input-Output 
> System)  setup screens is ESSENTIAL to the smooth
> operation of your PC-- 
> especially at the age of your computer.  When the
> BIOS/clock coin cell 
> goes belly-up-- which is likely soon-- what WILL you
> do?  As I once 
> wrote in a software manual (over 15 years ago,
> yeesh), "You don't have 
> to know how to tear down an engine to drive a car--
> but that's where 
> we're at when it comes to PCs." and users are STILL
> mostly in that 
> position.  Those of us that use Linux, sometimes
> more so.  "You can 
> always tell the pioneers, they're the ones with the
> arrows in their 
> backs."  No offense intended to those of the First
> Nations, of course...
> 
> What is the brand or model of your computer?  What
> is the brand of the 
> motherboard (MB), if the computer itself is not
> branded?  How do you get 
> into BIOS?  This information goes by at power-up
> (admittedly, sometimes 
> covered up by a manufacturer's logo, which can be
> bypassed), and can 
> also be found in the system or MB manual (often
> available on-line as a 
> PDF file, Google it by any brand and model number
> you can find)-- or you 
> can usually use the [Scroll Lock] or [Pause/Break]
> keys to pause the 
> boot process for study at your leisure.  Everything
> that you need to 
> know here is generally visible during the boot-up
> process, so watch the 
> screen.  Pressing the [Enter] key will usually
> resume the boot process, 
> or the "3-finger salute" -- [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Delete]
> will restart the process.
> 
> <http://www.google.com/search?&q=bios+guide>
> 
> -- Mikey
> 
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