Re: Reference disk needed for Compaq 286E

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From: John Beardmore
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 1995 00:00

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In article <803412101snz@michaels.demon.co.uk>
           michaels@michaels.demon.co.uk "Michael Salem" writes:

>If (1), someone suggests he contact Compaq to get a diagnostics/setup disc.
>This is good advice technically but maybe not financially. If he can get an
>old copy of the IBM AT diagnostics/setup disc, or any other, or a program
>to edit the CMOS RAM directly
>
>If (2), he will need a BIOS upgrade (a replacement BIOS chip, likely to
>cost silly money compared to the value of a 286). The actual change to the
>BIOS code is likely to be one byte (tell it to allow up to 18 sectors per
>track, not 15).

It's worth asking. AST gave me a free BIOS upgrade to a 286 a couple of
years ago. Compaq may vary ?

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John Beardmore     wookie@wookie.demon.co.uk
                   wookie@cix.compulink.co.uk

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From: John Beardmore <wookie@wookie.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Reference disk needed for Compaq 286E
Date: 1995/06/19
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