Wednesday, March 16, 2011

the bios seems to be locked

hi, i have a compaq f500 laptop, i want to change the ram, but the bios seems to be locked, it will only let me change the date & time, nothing else, please can anybody help me, thanks ivan

Reply 1 : the bios seems to be locked

Luckily, you don't need access to the BIOS to change the RAM.

Kees

Reply 2 : the bios seems to be locked

then how do i change the CAS Latency, the ras to CAS delay ETC

Reply 3 : the bios seems to be locked

In fact I did look at this model laptop and it has no bios screen to allow that change.

You may be thinking about those motherboards which you built desktops from?
Bob

Reply 4 : the bios seems to be locked

Hi, yes i am thinking of desktop model`s, but i would have thought they are all the same, but what do i know, nothing??? cheer`s bob

Reply 5 : the bios seems to be locked

Most folk would never look at such things. Laptops are for the most part a lot more locked down. More so than desktops by same makers!
Bob

Reply 6 : the bios seems to be locked

CHEERS BOB, BUT I DID`NT KNOW THAT NOW DID I, THANKS IVAN

Reply 7 : the bios seems to be locked

Under normal circumstances, no bios lock be needed, while this is a laptop, then you the user/owner has done so. Unless, that is required to be unlocked to install ram, which I don't think ever was the case. Adding ram needs no input to the bios, its "auto-setting" and will report that it has been installed. Just be sure you install the correct type and amount supported. Alas, having matched or very similar ram sticks is best, so explain what you have. The website: http//:www.crucial.com and look-up your model# PC and review what they suggest. Understand, the system may only support in each ram slot a certain amount of ram being present. Also, it maybe best to review what if any bios updates are available for your Compaq model# in order to best accommodate any possible ram fixes(review them). Last, I again mention, there needn't be any manual bios changes to install ram.

tada -----Willy happy

Reply 8 : the bios seems to be locked

ok, thanks i`ll try it then to see if it works will keep informed, thankyou

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