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Old 04-04-2009   #1 (permalink)


Windows Vista Home Premium 32 Bit
 
 

How do i access the BIOS so i can disable hardware?

Exactly as the title says, I need to access BIOS so i can disable a network card within the computer, i THINK it might solve my problem on why i cant get into windows at all because when i tried to load into safe mode the files stopped loading after crcdisk.sys

Any ideas would be a great help, my step dads getting a little annoying when he doesnt have his laptop working.

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Old 04-04-2009   #2 (permalink)


Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows 7 Ultimate (all x64)
 
 

Re: How do i access the BIOS so i can disable hardware?

Accessing the BIOS is done typically by pressing a function key but....

this problem may have nothing to do with your network card or even hardware in the laptop. Sounds like a Vista issue.

Can the computer boot normally? What was going on when the computer first gave you this issue? Where any changes done to the computer software/Vista prior to this issue?
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Old 04-05-2009   #3 (permalink)


Vista x64 + Windows 7 x64 (Ultimate)
 
 

Re: How do i access the BIOS so i can disable hardware?

Yep, usually after hitting on the DEL key a few times at boot time, the bios screen comes on but, on laptops, it may be a different key or couple of keys string together... it pretty much depends on what brand you have
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