@Bill Bright:) Ok, all points noted. I will do my research as I previously said I would, beginning with the links you provided. Then I will...
I thought I remembered some of this (as you wonderfully articulated a description, it is too delicious to not repeat, even if I'm the target)...
I agree with both 100% of the statements, and the passion of this post. Unfortunately, well, just like we got Win8. UEFI may have been instituted...
@STAPP!??? ??? I'm unclear why I can't post as I did, ONLY the CONTENTS of a pm with all the ref's to identity removed? How about ALL my posts...
Hey Folks, I haven't and won't abandon this thread. I have tried every day to access the machine, but the owner is moving both their home and...
Brian check my edits 2 and 3 in previous post! EDITING I think that's all that can be talked about before I get access to it Monday. Till then,...
Edit #2: BIOS NEVER BEEPS. So that means it doesn't even POST? ? Edit #3: Wait! isn't F12 provided by the Windows? And will try F12 too. But they...
See? I did say that.
The Laptop just sitting there, the ODD had just been working and being booted from, it had passed all the tests from the Laptop's setup and was...
Yes, hence my mis-titled Title for this thread. It ain't a UEFI but ... with the drive dead, trying to start it up does like I said: instantly...
Thanks for the link, I went there and, per what I already posted: the picture in the link is of the usual BIOS with NO MOUSING available....
Thanks everyone for replying. I'm back now. In post "#3" I did say I got it in broken condition. It did have W7HomePrem (Dell). I never took the...
Thanks Brian, 1: Inspiron 1545 manufactured March 2010 2: In view of my post: The OS is IRRELEVANT. Please explain why I should say anything...
This is about an old Dell Laptop (circa March 2010) 1-core Celeron UEFI stuck: HDD is NOW mechanically trashed -- I could HEAR the drive...
Another important factor is your ISP: who are they? How long have you had them? What is your geographical location? Whatever your phone carrier...
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