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I can't access my bios!
Name: dlrion Date: May 5, 2000 at 12:04:12 Pacific
Comment:
I have a Epson 386 SX. I lost the reference disk that allows me to access my BIOS and CMOS. Does anybody know where I can get another reference disk?
If there is a site that allows me to download it, I would be VERY appreciative to the person who tells me where it is!
Name: Preston Date: May 6, 2000 at 00:54:38 Pacific
Reply:
Epson's support page seems adequate but they list their computer products by name, not by processor.
Go to their support page:
http://support.epson.com/filelibrary.html
and click on the menu button entitled "other products" and look at the various names for their old computer products. There are quite a few computer names in the list. Hopefully, yours is listed.
Good luck.
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Response Number 2
Name: prince haynes Date: May 9, 2000 at 04:44:51 Pacific
Reply:
my computer boots up to blank screen no prompt ibm 486 intel inside
I have 386 PC, Olivetti M 300, the Olivetti site is not good, help?
Luke.
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Response Number 4
Name: FRN Date: August 11, 2000 at 05:20:50 Pacific
Reply:
Computer manufacturers do so many weird things with BIOS code. Either they put it on a chip that you can access when booting with DEL, F1, F2 or any other key that someone fell in love with. Some companies use a separate partition on the hard disk for the BIOS.
Of course to make this situation better, sites of different manufacturers are either useless or have too many run-arounds.
I would say before buying a computer, find out what type and lab made the BIOS on the PC.
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