Re: ibm ps2 8580 bios access

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From: Wouter Pinkhof
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 00:00

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Bob Stewart wrote:
> 
> The machine will not boot so we cannot access the bios to change the
> order of the boot drives.  Does anyone know which key(s) you press to
> access the bios on this machine as we have no instruction booklet.
> Thanks,
> --
> Bob Stewart
> bobs@parkford.demon.co.uk
If I remember well, it's the F1 button.  You do need a special
configuration disk (the reference disk) do make all kinds of changes. 
The guys at comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware know all about this.  

Cheers,

Wouter Pinkhof
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From: Wouter Pinkhof <geenspamWouter.Pinkhof@advalvas.be>
Subject: Re: ibm ps2 8580 bios access
Date: 1997/11/19
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