Re: [PLUG] BIOS settings changing without user input on new laptop

[Casey Bralla <MailList@nerdworld.org>]

You probably already thought of this, but is the CMOS battery charged?   if it 
is dead, it might revert to default values.



On Wednesday, July 27, 2016 10:08:57 AM Greg Helledy wrote:
> My new Dell Inspiron laptop has developed a very odd problem.  I finally
> got the OS I wanted (MX linux) installed properly on a replacement SSD,
> but now every time I turn it on it doesn't boot.  The reason is that the
> default boot device in BIOS has been changed to "Diskette Drive", which
> of course the laptop doesn't have.  If at boot I hit F12 to bring up a
> boot menu, I'll see "Diskette Drive" as the default, and if I choose
> Hard Drive instead, it boots normally.  If I hit F2 to go into BIOS, I
> can change it to Hard Drive, and then save and exit, and it will boot
> normally.  But as soon as the laptop is powered off, BIOS is reverted to
> "Diskette Drive" as the default boot device.  Also, the Fast Boot option
> is changed to Enabled, after being saved as Disabled.
> 
> To be clear, the system came with UEFI boot enabled, I disabled that
> 
> > Boot List Option:  Legacy (other choice is UEFI)
> > 
> > Secure Boot: Disabled
> > 
> > Load Legacy Option ROM: Enabled
> 
> Anyone ever heard of anything like this?  What would I do next, open the
> box up again and switch the SSDs back to try booting the factory Win10
> install?  Boot off a USB stick?  Can the OS change BIOS settings without
> me being able to tell anything's happening (IOW, should I suspect the
> linux install, or does this have to be a BIOS problem)?

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