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Re: Printing BIOS information - HELP!!!

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From: Eric de Haan
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 1995 00:00
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tatosian@plough.enet.dec.com (Dave Tatosian) writes:

>In article <344074792wnr@jfinl.demon.co.uk>,
>   Joseph Finlay <Joseph@jfinl.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>>Can Bios parameters be printed from screen to printer?
>>
>>Print Scrn key does not work until boot up is complete. There must be an 
>>easier way than writing everthing down in long hand. This is seriously 
>>pissing me off!!! 

>Hmmm...If you have a printer that can handle either IBM Proprinter or Graphics 
>emulation hooked up to LPT1:, the Print Screen function *should* work (at 
>least it works on my collection of four systems, only two of which are 
>similarly constructed).

>Assuming you have the "right" type of printer and it's hooked to LPT1:, if the 
>Print Screen doesn't work while you're in the cmos setup, I'd guess your bios 
>is indeed the limiting factor (Bad Bios! Bad BAD Bios!)...

in my system the printscreen only works for the bios-screens
if there has been a previous, compleet boot.

i expect some inits have to be completed...

>Cheers!

>/dave

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><> Digital Equipment Corp.    Alpha Server Engineering  <>
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bye, Eric dehaan@fwi.uva.nl
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From: dehaan@fwi.uva.nl (Eric de Haan)
Subject: Re: Printing BIOS information - HELP!!!
Date: 1995/11/20
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