L.D wrote:
> 1. Old computer checked the memory once & was satisified; new computer
> checks the memory three times if you don't hit ESC quickly enough.
New computers checks the memory once if you set it up that way in the
BIOS.
> 2. Old computer didn't check for IDE or any other type of built-in
> stuff; it checked to make certain that the controller cards were
> controlling what they were supposed to -- and they did it quickly.
Nor does new computers, if you configure them correctly.
> 3. Old computer didn't try to hand out Interrupts for things like
> monitors. Old computer could care less about checking "green" settings.
Once again, you can remove such things in the BIOS.
> 4. Old computer didn't screw with Plug'n'Pray or [it can only get
> worse] USB or some sort of V-something pool.
I feel I repeat the same thing over and over - check the BIOS ;-)
> 6. In old computer the BIOS only had to do some very limited things
> during boot-up, like seeing if drives responded. In new computer the
> BIOS requires that the various controllers jump through all their hoops
> a second time during config.sys when all the now-necessary drivers are
> reviewed and checked out a second time around.
You probably know what my answer is...
//Bernie
http://bernie.arachne.cz/
