Cool product.. from reading the review..it may just help him..he can install it on his PC, flash it and then install it on the crippled pc's, boot up with the alternate bios, flip the switch and then flash it again.. > -----Original Message----- > From: Hvidsten, Leif [SMTP:hvidsl at parknicollet.com] > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 2:08 PM > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > Subject: RE: [TCLUG] [OT] Virus kills computers? > > I'm sure you're probably aware of this product, and it won't help you now > but it could help prevent any future BIOS problems. It's called the BIOS > savior and there's a review of it here: > http://www.tweakmax.com/html/biossavior/biossavior-1.cfm > > > You can't reload the bios. The bios controls booting from > > the floppy drive, > > so there's no way to reload it. Chicken and egg problem. > > > > Kind of like when you lock your keys in your car, and you > > think "If I only > > had some keys, then I could get in and get my keys". :) > > > > Jay > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Shawn [mailto:fertch at mninter.net] > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 12:56 PM > > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > Subject: Re: [TCLUG] [OT] Virus kills computers? > > > > > > > > > An option that might be worth looking into is to get the > > > latest BIOS flash > > > utility for the systems and try to reload that. > > > > > > Never had this particular situation, but first thing I can think of. > > > > > > > > > Shawn > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. > > > Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org > > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > > https://mailman.mn-> linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. > > Paul, Minnesota > > http://www.mn-linux.org > > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > PRIVACY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the > sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain business > confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, > disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If this e-mail was not intended > for you, please notify the sender by reply e-mail that you received this > in error. Destroy all copies of the original message and attachments. > > _______________________________________________ > Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, > Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list