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Why would my parents always enter the BIOS when booting when I was younger (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by N00b22@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Basically around the 2000s we had a WinXP computer and each time I wanted to use it, either my mom or my dad had to turn it on. However they had to strike the key to enter the BIOS. Everytime when booting the PC. Then they would exit the BIOS and so Windows XP would boot normally.

Do you guys know if your parents also did that and why?

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[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

Hey, knowing your way into the BIOS and out again is at least hacker level 7.

[-] manned_meatball@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

wait, there's a way out? I bought another pc for nothing

[-] Butters@lemmywinks.com 8 points 1 year ago

I’ve been sitting in the BIOS for 20 years now. Send help.

[-] roi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

You can buy new PCs? I flashed Firefox to my BIOS the one time it let me restart

[-] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

I mean the computer literally tells you how to do it when booting up

[-] floofloof@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

Reading the messages on the screen is already hacker level 5.

[-] glibg10b@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

It doesn't tell you how to exit

[-] sparky678348@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Well not unless you're literate I suppose.

[-] Butters@lemmywinks.com 2 points 1 year ago

Lol yeah like it doesn’t verbally tell you, if that’s what they were expecting.

[-] Meowking@lemmy.easfrq.live 1 points 1 year ago

try escape then :q

this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2023

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