>I think the BIOS is dead (not sure how, was working before I Fdisked the
>HD).  Upon starting it up, it will detect the Processor and count memory
>just like normal.  If I press "del" to enter setup, the screen goes blank
>with a flashing cursor in the top left corner.  It stays this way forever.
>It also does this if you let it try to boot normally, but I believe it is
>doing that because it is trying to enter setup automatically.  (It does that
>if you power it off while detecting the CPU speed durring POST).  I was
>wondering if anybody here knew if it is possible to reprogram the BIOS chip.
>And if so, does anybody have a programmer that can handle such chips?
>Thanks for any help.
>
>    -Dan
Try reloading it when booting. Power on and hold down the Insert key.
This reloads the bios and might reset it enough to get around your problem.

Dave

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