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1TheBIOS CompanionPhil Croucher

THE BIOSBIOS Data Area2 The BIOS Companion1A Flash ROM allows you to change BIOS code without replacing chip(s). Flash ROM, or programmable read-only

. . . . .THE BIOSBIOS Data AreaThe BIOS Companion 3Bit 3 is reservedBit 2 - PS/2 mouse0b = not installed1b = installedBit 1 - math coprocessor0b = not

THE BIOSBIOS Data Area4 The BIOS Companion1Bit 1 - Left Alt key0b = Left Alt key is up1b = Left Alt key is downBit 0 - Right Alt key0b = Right Alt key

. . . . .THE BIOSBIOS Data AreaThe BIOS Companion 5Bit 4-0 error codes00000b = no errors00001b = illegal function requested00010b = address mark not f

THE BIOSBIOS Data Area6 The BIOS Companion148h 71 1 byte Floppy disk controller: number of byte written49h 72 Int 10h 1 byte Active video mode sett

. . . . .THE BIOSBIOS Data AreaThe BIOS Companion 76Bh 107 1 byte Last interrupt (not PC)Bit 7 - IRQ 70b = did not occur01 = did occurBit 6 - IRQ 60

THE BIOSBIOS Data Area8 The BIOS Companion176h 118 Int 13h 1 byte Hard disk control byteBit 70b = enables retries on disk error1b = disables retries o

. . . . .THE BIOSBIOS Data AreaThe BIOS Companion 9Bit 1 - monitor type0b = color1b = monochromeBit 0 - alphanumeric cursor emulation0b = disabled1b =

THE BIOSBIOS Data Area10 The BIOS Companion18Ch 140 Int 13h 1 byte Hard disk drive controller statusBit 7 - controller state0b = controller not busy1b

. . . . .THE BIOSBIOS Data AreaThe BIOS Companion 11 Bit 4 - diskette 1 change line detection0b = no1b = yesBit 3 not usedBit 2 - drive 0 type

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THE BIOSBIOS Data Area12 The BIOS Companion1There are several types of BIOS because so many computers need to be IBM-compatible; they're not allo

. . . . .THE BIOSWhat Happens When You Switch OnThe BIOS Companion 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE BIOSIdentifying Your BIOS14 The BIOS Companion1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . . . .THE BIOSIdentifying Your BIOSThe BIOS Companion 15where:aaaa BIOS typebbbb Customer Numbermmddyy Release dateKc Keyboard BIOS version numberI

THE BIOSIdentifying Your BIOS16 The BIOS Companion11136 Sun Electronics 1675 Advanced Scientific1138 Win Win 1685 High Ability1140 Angine 1691 Gain Te

. . . . .THE BIOSIdentifying Your BIOSThe BIOS Companion 171221 Darter tech 1906 Freedom Data1222 Domex 1914 Aquarius Systems1223 BioStar 1917 Source

THE BIOSIdentifying Your BIOS18 The BIOS Companion11351 Singdak 1980 Teryang1353 J Bond 1981 Nexcom1354 Protech 1982 China Semiconductor1355 Argo Syst

. . . . .THE BIOSIdentifying Your BIOSThe BIOS Companion 19NON-AMI USA BOARDS (6XXX)ID STRING LINE 112_4-7_9-14_16-23_25-30_32-39_41 decodes as follow

THE BIOSIdentifying Your BIOS20 The BIOS Companion1ID STRING LINE 31-3 5 7-10 12-13 15-16 18-21 23-24 26-27 29-30 31 33INTELThe AMI version number loo

Praise For The BIOS Companion“The computer book of the month is The Bios Companion by Phil Croucher. Long-time readers of this column will recall I ha

“While you are appreciative of my order, I am likewise appreciative of your efforts to make such a reference available. BIOS's are the most myst

The BIOS Companion i. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Contents1The BIOS 1BIOS Data Area 2What Happens When You

CONTENTSii The BIOS Companion5Expansion Cards 95Direct Memory Access (DMA) 95Base Memory Address 98Base I/O Address 99Interrupt Setting 1016 Performan

. . . . .CONTENTSThe BIOS Companion iii15 Peripheral Setup 289System Monitor Setup 29816 Nasty Noises 301ALR 301Ambra 301AMI 301AST 302Award 307Compaq

CONTENTSiv The BIOS CompanionDell 396DTK 398Eurosoft 399Faraday A-Tease 399Headstart 399HP 400IBM 406Intel 411Landmark 426Magnavox 427Micronics 427MR

The BIOS Companion 1. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .THE BIOS1he instructions that turn a PC into a useful ma