> Would it be possible to delete or make the BIOS skip the ads in
> the boot? There's gotta be away..
Not really, short of blowing your own PROM (not too hard with modern
boards, but wiping out the correct part would be difficult). My Dell
machine has a large Dell logo in its Phoenix BIOS that displays during the
POST either fullscreen or in the top corner, but it can't be removed from
Setup or with a Flash update.
Of course, one could put a delay switch over the video card so the monitor
only kicks in after the ads, but then it's not possible to see the POST.
I think Phoenix are the BIOS manufacturers who are going to be offering
advertising space - apparently they're the most popular BIOSes now. I
always had Award or AMI pegged as the top-selling ones though.
Regards, Web: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Horizon/8786
Ben A L Jemmett ICQ: 9848866 JGSD e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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