Okay. But I am still a bit unsure of how this is done. I don't know of any way to use the BIOS setup screens from a command prompt from inside Windows ... certainly not on the same machine!
Basically, when the BIOS is being changed/updated (upon a fresh boot up generally) the Windows OS is not running. So, there is no Command Prompt capability available either. Would your software engineers elaborate on this a bit - if they don't mind being bugged a teensy bit more? Are they viewing the BIOS executing on a different machine (like was suggested by Bill Swallow) perhaps? Z From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gary Bankston Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 3:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OFF-TOPIC: PC BIOS Screen Capture Software One of our software engineers, just now, viewed the BIOS using the Command Prompt and captured the image with Snag-it. Although he was clearly annoyed by my bothering him, he muttered to the effect "we do it all the time" I have no idea what all those lines of code mean, so I stay far away. I'm content just being a user of software. On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Syed Zaeem Hosain ([email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>) <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hmmm ... I did not know that Snagit worked on BIOS screens ... (i.e., not when running inside Windows or MacOS for example). Do you know for sure if it does that? If so, it would be quite awesome! Z From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Gary Bankston Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2011 2:54 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: OFF-TOPIC: PC BIOS Screen Capture Software I use the Tech-Smith Snagit tool. Seems to work well. gb On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Flato, Gillian <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: This is off-topic but since you guys rock I'm hoping one of you has an answer. Does anyone know of software that allows you to capture the screen within the BIOS? Currently I use a digital camera and just take pictures of the monitor, but of course, those graphics are distorted and look like crap. Thank you, Gillian Flato Senior Technical Writer (Software) nanometrics 1550 Buckeye Dr. Milpitas, CA. 95035 *408.545.6316<tel:408.545.6316> 7 408.232.5911<tel:408.232.5911> * [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
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