This post will show you how to recover BIOS settings in HP, ASUS, Dell, and other laptops. This can be useful if your Windows computer does not start. BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. It is ...

The first easy step is to reset the CMOS and see if it helps you boot into Windows. To reset or clear CMOS, follow these steps: Force shut down your computer by pressing and holding the power button.

Atheros WLAN card in HP laptop was acting really flakey. So I removed it's old Atheros card from mobo. I ordered a new Intel WLAN card and installed it but get message about it being unsupported. I ...

The BIOS password is stored in a non-volatile memory, which can be cleared. Doing so clears the password too, allowing you to reset it. Here are several methods that you can use to recover your BIOS ...

I have an old HP ProBook 6450b, based on an early first gen i5 M450. I've had Windows 10 32-bit on it for several years, and I'm now upgrading the RAM from 2x2GB to 2x4GB, 8GB Total, PC3-10600 DDR3 ...

In his line of work, Instructables user [Harrymatic] sees a lot of Toshiba laptops come across his desk, some of which are protected with a BIOS password. Typically, in order to make it past the BIOS ...

Hewlett-Packard notebooks include a BIOS setting that allows you to keep the fan on constantly when the notebook is plugged in. Using this setting -- called "Fan Always On" -- allows you to test your ...