[plug] Windows Briefing

[John Breen]

An OS (or OS-based program) CAN easily alter BIOS values.  All you need
to know is where they are, and how to do it.  For which see Ralph
Brown's interrupt list or similar documentation.

Cheers,


John

John Breen
Programmer
United Construction Pty Ltd

(08) 9499-0472
john.breen at unitedconstruction.com.au


	-----Original Message-----
	From:	james [SMTP:stuart at nw.com.au]
	Sent:	Friday, 11 June 1999 14:49
	To:	plug at linux.org.au
	Subject:	Re: [plug] Windows Briefing

	format the mbr and if that doesn't work try resetting the bios
values to
	default.

	i don't even know if an os can alter bios values.  i doubt if
thats the
	problem



	Bradley Browne wrote:

	>
	> I would just love to know *how* it happened.
	> I can accept the possibility that it would wreck my system but
I have
	> never known an OS to directly alter the bios, which I assume
it has
	> done, and without even actually progressing to actually
install the OS.
	>
	> I am going to try and do something drastic to the bios and
then we'll
	> see.  I think I will give another install a very wide berth
though, like
	> I need to convince myself of that eh ?
	>
	> Thanks for brightening up my day,
	>
	> Brad