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    Solved! Can I replace Aptio 4 BIOS with Aptio V?

    I have a touch screen tablet with AMI Aptio 4 BIOS which has no touch screen support. I'd like to replace it with AMI's Aptio V BIOS which does. Would this even work? There is nothing to indicate the installed BIOS was customized specifically for this computer. The tablet is a discontinued...
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    Need to reset CMOS. No Reset button. No jumper. No battery

    I have a Win10 tablet where the USB ports were inadvertently disabled in the Bios. I need to reset the Bios back to its defaults. The tablet has no Reset button. There is no jumper inside, no coin-cell battery, and disconnecting the built-in battery packs didn't work. Is there another way to...
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    Solved! Reset BIOS w/o exiting Windows? HELP!

    Help! I need to reset the (AMI) BIOS on my tablet to its Default Settings, but I must do it FROM Windows (where touchscreen input still works.) Doing it from bios is not an option! I inadvertently disabled the USB ports in BIOS (disabled XHCI). I can get into BIOS, but can't do anything once...
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    Replaced LCD. Now laptop powers off after 3 seconds.

    I just replaced the cracked screen of my Thinkpad T23 Laptop because the bottom 1/4 of the screen suffered a crack. Once I connected the replacement screen, I did a test boot before screwing everything back in place. Logo appeared (flickered briefly but I ignored it), I entered BIOS, shut the...