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Old 15/09/05, 20:59
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Posting for a friend, usb problem.

How doesd my friend disable the usb in bios. He has a usb card writer which when pluged in does not initialise. It works fine on the pc but not on the lap top.
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Re: Posting for a friend, usb problem.

Is it external? And why does he want to turn it off in the bios. or do you mean turn on usb support in the bios?
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Re: Posting for a friend, usb problem.

Just one question' What is a Bios

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Re: Posting for a friend, usb problem.

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Just one question' What is a Bios

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BIOS = Basic Input Output System
http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bios.htm

It's used mainly for setting system settings, or overclocking.
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