Re: ibm ps2 8580 bios access

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From: Steve Ringley
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 00:00

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To access the bios you have to boot from a 'Reference Diskette.'  If you
still have the books that came with the computer it may be there.  IBM
should have them FTP now.

Bob Stewart wrote in message ...
>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

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From: "Steve Ringley" <gringley@columbus.rr.com>
Subject: Re: ibm ps2 8580 bios access
Date: 1997/11/19
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