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Re: BIOS setup for IBM AT

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From: Michael Schuster
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 11:11
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In article <1992Sep10.151726.28025@cs.mun.ca> cyril@odie.cs.mun.ca (Cyril Mullins) writes:
>I Have a True Blue IBM AT 6 mhz 286 with 512 RAM (1985 vintage).  I would like
>to plug in an Aboveboard to bring my memory up to a reasonable level (1MB) but
>I am running into a problem.  The system boots fine, finds the memory on the
>Power On Self Test but the gives me an error, resets the memory to 512K and
>tells me to run setup.  I don't have setup (this was a freebie system).  I
>phoned IBM and all the local dealers and nobody got nuthin'.  IBM tech support
>told me that no such animal existed but they did not sound too confident.  
>
>To make a long story short, has anyone got it, heard of it or can give me a
>definitive answer on it's existance. Thanks.

You need the diagnostics disk that came with the machine.
Failing that, use any generic AT setup program (like Juan Jimenez's
GSETUP31 which, I'm sure, is available at most FTP sites).


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From: schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster)
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Subject: Re: BIOS setup for IBM AT
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Date: 11 Sep 92 11:11:06 GMT
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