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   Persky,   
      
   > I would like to know how to restore BIOS to factory settings   
   > using programming   
      
   Erase the contents of the CMOS chip.  Next time you boot the 'puter will   
   complain about the setup info being damaged and load its defaults (you can   
   also force the 'puter to reboot afterwards ofcourse).   
      
   Though I hope you do realize that going back to "factory settings" doesn't   
   mean your computer will always be in a runnable state (just imagine using a   
   USB keyboard on a bios which does not have "legacy devices" enabled by   
   default), or that that state is anywhere near optimum (like having (very)   
   slow settings for memory speed).   
      
   In other words: chances are that you will still need to modify the BIOS   
   setup settings after rebooting, making a reset-by-program much less usefull.   
      
   Regards,   
   Rudy Wieser   
      
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