Hi,

If you're running sata drives, you might have set it to the wrong mode when
you reset defaults. Check and see ahci/ide mode and try swappng them.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Caz2005" <Caz2005@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I made some silly mistakes in the Bios settings and cleared the CMOS to get
> things back to normal. The Bios settings have returned to default but now
> Vista doesn't boot up.
>
> I get as far as the screen that lists CPU type and Ram etc with press del
> for setup and F8 for boot menu. That lasts for about half a second and
> then
> all I get is a blank screen with a white flashing cursor in the top left
> hand
> corner.
>
> Hope someone can help me or I'm totally shafted. Thanks