16 Oct
2004
16 Oct
'04
8:21 a.m.
It might be interesting to have a list of ways that the BIOS gets
accessed during startup. These are the ways that I know about; are there
others I've missed? I don't recall which keys work with what BIOS and
that might also be interesting information to have.
* Setup disk (IBM AT)
* Del key
* Cntl-Alt-Insert
* Cntl-Alt-S
* F1 key
* F2 key
* F10 key (Compaq)
16 Oct
16 Oct
9:28 a.m.
On Sat, 16 Oct 2004, Marvin Johnston wrote:
It might be interesting to have a list of ways that
the BIOS gets
accessed during startup. These are the ways that I know about; are there
others I've missed? I don't recall which keys work with what BIOS and
that might also be interesting information to have.
* Setup disk (IBM AT)
* Del key
* Cntl-Alt-Insert
* Cntl-Alt-S
* F1 key
* F2 key
* F10 key (Compaq)
It would be great if there was a database of all computer models that gave
this information, as well as other useful tidbits. It could be a Wiki
thing, or certainly an open, public thing that people could contribute
to.
I hate having to go to the manufacturer's website to find out because it
usually takes a few clicks and searches.
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12:14 p.m.
At 11:28 AM 10/16/04 -0700, you wrote:
On Sat, 16 Oct 2004, Marvin Johnston wrote:
It would be nice if they could post the unique setup programs there too.
Joe
It might be interesting to have a list of ways
that the BIOS gets
accessed during startup. These are the ways that I know about; are there
others I've missed? I don't recall which keys work with what BIOS and
that might also be interesting information to have.
* Setup disk (IBM AT)
* Del key
* Cntl-Alt-Insert
* Cntl-Alt-S
* F1 key
* F2 key
* F10 key (Compaq)
It would be great if there was a database of all computer models that gave
this information, as well as other useful tidbits. It could be a Wiki
thing, or certainly an open, public thing that people could contribute
to.
I hate having to go to the manufacturer's website to find out because it
usually takes a few clicks and searches.
--
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Festival
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17 Oct
17 Oct
4:31 p.m.
Marvin Johnston wrote:
* Setup disk (IBM AT)
* Del key
* Cntl-Alt-Insert
* Cntl-Alt-S
* F1 key
* F2 key
* F10 key (Compaq)
CTRL-ALT-ENTER (some Phoenix BIOS on a 386 I own)
INSERT (some old BIOS on a 486 I own, in storage, can't tell you which one, sorry)
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