Aperture size - Can I change it within the OS or MUST it be in the bios?

It's going to be soooo nice when the kiddies are back in school and they
don't have all this free time to waste posting space in the newsgroups.

Ron

"Steve" wrote in message
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You're pretty tough behind that keyboard Strontium. By the way, what are
you
going to do when your mummy finds out you post using bad language? Careful
now... you don't want your privledges supended. Then you'll have to dust
off
your blow up doll since you won't have anything else to jerk off to.




"Strontium" wrote in message
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Blah.

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Soapm stood up at show-n-tell, in
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Want more of an answer, asshole?


You really impress me. Really, you do. A person comes to a news group
for advise. You give him a wrong answer because in your opion he has
not earned the right to have the answer. Then you call others an
asshole? How can you breath with your snooty big ass head stuck so
far up your pompus ass that we see **** stains in your eyes?

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On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 16:12:55 GMT
"Axis" wrote:

Actually the CMOS is the physical chip the BIOS is the software you
can manipulate. All x86's have both.


"Steve" wrote in message
. ..
Who is the one with a stick up their butt? I was only inquiring what
mfgs don't let you into BIOS (CMOS for thos who think they know
everything).

Sorry.... I'll be sure not to question your great knowledge ever
again



"Strontium" wrote in message
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I was referring to NEWBIES that don't know how to get into CMOS
(BIOS
for
wannabe know-it-alls). So, your point, is moot. Of course BIOS
(AKA
CMOS
FOR THOSE THAT KNOW WHAT THE HELL THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT) is
accessible. But, dependent on different mfg's, the key to be
pressed to get in varies....SMARTASS.

OH WAIT! I see that you are from Rochester, NY....That explains
quite
a
bit. I did research in upstate New York, back in `93. You East
Coasters
got sticks up your asses...Just my impression.

Besides, OEM BIOS versions are total crap and really don't have
any
options
for the end user. So, accessing CMOS on a laptop (inherently
proprietary)
is useless, unless you just love looking at the time stamp.


Want more of an answer, asshole?



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Steve stood up at show-n-tell, in
, and said:

I have worked on a lot of laptops.. Compaq, Dell, Toshiba, HP
,Sony, etc.... have yet to run into one where I cannot access
the BIOS. You may have to hit a differnet ket than F1 or Del to
get into it but so far I have been successful. In fact many of
them you can set a boot up paswword that you set in the BIOS. So
like I asked, what mfgs don't let you in? (plenty is not an
anwser).


"Strontium" wrote in message
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Plenty....

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Steve stood up at show-n-tell, in
, and said:

what manufacturer makes it so you can't access BIOS?



"Strontium" wrote in message
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Depends on mfg.

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Bratboy stood up at show-n-tell, in ,
and said:

really do think that is only controlable via bios. I didnt
realize you couldn't access bios on laptops myself


"Sebastian A. Potthoff"
wrote in message
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Hi,

is there a way to change the aperture size within the OS or
must it be in the Bios. Since I have a laptop that does not
allow any chance of accessing the BIOS, I need to find a way
how to change it from within the OS.

Is there a way to do that?

Kind regards,
Sebastian A. Potthoff

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every now, and then, I kick the livin' **** `outta me." - Lit




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Since we're being pedantic here, the "CMOS" is the physical memory used
to store the "setup", which is a database maintained by the "BIOS" which
is software stored in the "ROM" or "EPROM" or "Flash memory" depending
on what your machine has.

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(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

Actually the CMOS is the physical chip the BIOS is the software you can
manipulate. All x86's have both.


"Steve" wrote in message
. ..
Who is the one with a stick up their butt? I was only inquiring what mfgs
don't let you into BIOS (CMOS for thos who think they know everything).

Sorry.... I'll be sure not to question your great knowledge ever again



"Strontium" wrote in message
...
I was referring to NEWBIES that don't know how to get into CMOS (BIOS
for
wannabe know-it-alls). So, your point, is moot. Of course BIOS (AKA
CMOS
FOR THOSE THAT KNOW WHAT THE HELL THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT) is accessible.
But, dependent on different mfg's, the key to be pressed to get in
varies....SMARTASS.

OH WAIT! I see that you are from Rochester, NY....That explains quite
a
bit. I did research in upstate New York, back in `93. You East
Coasters
got sticks up your asses...Just my impression.

Besides, OEM BIOS versions are total crap and really don't have any
options
for the end user. So, accessing CMOS on a laptop (inherently
proprietary)
is useless, unless you just love looking at the time stamp.


Want more of an answer, asshole?



-
Steve stood up at show-n-tell, in
, and said:

I have worked on a lot of laptops.. Compaq, Dell, Toshiba, HP ,Sony,
etc.... have yet to run into one where I cannot access the BIOS. You
may have to hit a differnet ket than F1 or Del to get into it but so
far I have been successful. In fact many of them you can set a boot
up paswword that you set in the BIOS. So like I asked, what mfgs
don't let you in? (plenty is not an anwser).


"Strontium" wrote in message
...
Plenty....

-
Steve stood up at show-n-tell, in
, and said:

what manufacturer makes it so you can't access BIOS?



"Strontium" wrote in message
...
Depends on mfg.

-
Bratboy stood up at show-n-tell, in , and
said:

really do think that is only controlable via bios. I didnt realize
you couldn't access bios on laptops myself


"Sebastian A. Potthoff"
wrote in message
...
Hi,

is there a way to change the aperture size within the OS or must
it be in the Bios. Since I have a laptop that does not allow any
chance of accessing the BIOS, I need to find a way how to change
it from within the OS.

Is there a way to do that?

Kind regards,
Sebastian A. Potthoff

--
Strontium

"It's no surprise, to me. I am my own worst enemy. 'Cause every
now, and then, I kick the livin' **** `outta me." - Lit




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