Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2002 05:34:48 +0000 From: "neil barnes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] BIOS problem
>Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2002 17:46:39 -0500 >From: John Musielewicz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] BIOS problem > >On Fri, 2 Aug 2002 13:40:09 -0700, you wrote: > > >The bios can be replaced if you have a *720kB* formatted floppy with a >bios > >image on it - I have 6.50 available on my web site at > >www.nbarnes.easynet.co.uk/Binaries/1014v650.exe which is iirc an >executable > >which will build the proper disc image (it's a long time since I did >one!). > >Once you have the image, start the machine with the f12 key pressed. > >Hmm..how does this work without the bios floppy calls? Is there a >seperate floppy driver bios for recoveries? > Tell you the truth, I don't know. I have no evidence, but have postulated that there's a writable bit and a non-writable bit of the eeprom, or two eeproms - one of which holds the basic loader. Only needs to be probably 256 bytes to get the first sector, after all... I do know I've rebuilt non-starting and otherwise crashed bioses using it though, though I'd think one of the other causes I mentioned as being more likely. Neil _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
