On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 8:13 AM, wes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I have never heard of an operating system or program that can alter > > BIOS settings. Is this possible? OK, evidently it is possible, since it > > definitely happened. But what could have changed the BIOS setting? And > > why? > > > > Sure, it's possible. It is generally not done. > > BIOS settings are maintained by a battery. Could yours be going out? > > I have IBM machines that we use a utility provide by them that allows this type of operation.
There are also tools from this site: http://flashrom.org/Flashrom Also the new BIOS have the ability to go online themselves to check for updates which might reset the settings. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
