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Article #68704Help to get into the BIOS
From: Paul Stancer
Date: Wed, 01 May 1996 00:00
Date: Wed, 01 May 1996 00:00
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Help.
I am trying to upgrade a friends computer and I am trying to install a
sound card and a CD-Rom Drive.
I initially installed Windows 95 for him which told me that I had a
hardware conflict with the VGA card and the secondary IDE drive.
I opened the box, and found that both the IDE card and VGA card are
internal. The computer was bought second hand and I have no
documentation. Secondly, the computer is password protected, and although
I have the password to get in, I can�t seem to get access to the BIOS.
I�ve had a good look at the motherboard and I can�t identify any of the
jumpers which could change the IRQ settings. I suspect you have to access
the BIOS to change the settings.
I have tried the usual sort of things to get in to the BIOS: the DELETE
key, the F1 key, etc, but all to no avail. There is no advice line on
accessing the BIOS, when I start the computer. The name on the front of
the computer says "Phoenix PCD - 4H". I have listed below a few details
of the computer that I got from MSD.
Does anyone have any ideas, or possibly a similar computer.
Many thanks,
Paul Stancer.
Microsoft Diagnostics version 2.00 4/28/96 7:55pm Page 1
========================================================================
------------------------ Summary Information
--------------------------
Computer: Phoenix/Phoenix, 486DX
Memory: 640K, 7168K Ext, 7616K EMS, 6920K XMS
Video: VGA, Tseng
Network: LANMAN 4.00
OS Version: MS-DOS 7.00, Windows 3.10
Mouse: PS/2 Style Mouse, 8.30
Other Adapters:
Disk Drives: A: C:
LPT Ports: 1
COM Ports: 2
------------------------------ Computer
-------------------------------
Computer Name: Phoenix
BIOS Manufacturer: Phoenix
BIOS Version: 1.03 Rev. 1.06.800
1.03 Rev. 1.06.800
BIOS Category: IBM PC/AT
BIOS ID Bytes: FC 01 00
BIOS Date: 01/17/95
Processor: 486DX
Math Coprocessor: Internal
Keyboard: Enhanced
Bus Type: ISA/AT/Classic Bus
DMA Controller: Yes
Cascaded IRQ2: Yes
BIOS Data Segment: None
_
Microsoft Diagnostics version 2.00 4/28/96 7:55pm Page 2
========================================================================
------------------------------- Memory
--------------------------------
<<snip>>
Available: 6920K
Largest Free Block: 2048K
Available SXMS: 6920K
Largest Free SXMS: 2048K
DPMI Information
DPMI Detected: Yes
Version: 0.90
------------------------------- Video
---------------------------------
Video Adapter Type: VGA
Manufacturer: Tseng
Model:
Display Type: VGA Color
Video Mode: 3
Number of Columns: 80
Number of Rows: 25
Video BIOS Version: 988 Tseng Laboratories, Inc. 11/30/94 V8.00N
PCD-5H/PCI Ver.1.06 JH
Video BIOS Date: 11/30/94
VESA Support Installed: Yes
VESA Version: 1.20
VESA OEM Name: Tseng Labs ET4000
Secondary Adapter: None
_
Microsoft Diagnostics version 2.00 4/28/96 7:55pm Page 3
========================================================================
------------------------------ Network
--------------------------------
Network Detected: Yes
<<snip>>
----------------------------- OS Version
------------------------------
Operating System: MS-DOS 7.00
Internal Revision: 00
OEM Serial Number: FFH
User Serial Number: 000000H
OEM Version String: Windows 95. [Version 4.00.950]
DOS Located in: HMA
Boot Drive: C:
Microsoft Windows: Windows 3.10 Enhanced Mode
Path to Program: C:\WINDOWS\MSD.EXE
Environment Strings
------------------------------------------------------------------------
TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
winbootdir=C:\WINDOWS
COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM
SOUND16=C:\OPTI924
PROMPT=$p$g
TEMP=C:\DOS
PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\WINWORD;C:\EXCEL;C:\DOS;C:\ARC;C:/
TILS;C:\WINSOCK;C:\OPTI924
CMDLINE=WIN
windir=C:\WINDOWS
BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
_
Microsoft Diagnostics version 2.00 4/28/96 7:55pm Page 4
========================================================================
------------------------------- Mouse
---------------------------------
Mouse Hardware: PS/2 Style Mouse
Driver Manufacturer: Microsoft
DOS Driver Type: IBM PS/2 Mouse
Driver File Type: .SYS File
DOS Driver Version: 8.30
Mouse IRQ: 12
--------------------------- Other Adapters
----------------------------
---------------------------- Disk Drives
------------------------------
Drive Type Free Space Total Size
----- ------------------------------------ ---------- ----------
A: Floppy Drive, 3.5" 1.44M
80 Cylinders, 2 Heads
512 Bytes/Sector, 18 Sectors/Track
C: Fixed Disk, CMOS Type 40 172M 514M
523 Cylinders, 32 Heads
512 Bytes/Sector, 63 Sectors/Track
SHARE Installed
LASTDRIVE=`:
----------------------------- LPT Ports
-------------------------------
Port On Paper I/O Time
Port Address Line Out Error Out Busy ACK
----- ------- ---- ----- ----- ---- ---- ---
LPT1: 0378H Yes No No No No No
LPT2: - - - - - - -
LPT3: - - - - - - -
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Microsoft Diagnostics version 2.00 4/28/96 7:55pm Page 5
========================================================================
----------------------------- COM Ports
-------------------------------
COM1: COM2: COM3: COM4:
----- ----- ----- -----
Port Address 03F8H 02F8H N/A N/A
Baud Rate 1200 1200
Parity None None
Data Bits 7 7
Stop Bits 1 1
Carrier Detect (CD) No No
Ring Indicator (RI) No No
Data Set Ready (DSR) No No
Clear To Send (CTS) No No
UART Chip Used 8250 16550AF
----------------------------- IRQ Status
------------------------------
IRQ Address Description Detected Handled By
--- --------- ---------------- ------------------
----------------
0 06E1:0000 Timer Click Yes vmm32
1 CF5F:0028 Keyboard Yes Default
Handlers
2 CF5F:003A Second 8259A Yes Default
Handlers
3 CF5F:0052 COM2: COM4: COM2: Default
Handlers
4 CF5F:006A COM1: COM3: COM1: Default
Handlers
5 CF5F:0082 LPT2: No Default
Handlers
6 CF5F:009A Floppy Disk Yes Default
Handlers
7 0070:0465 LPT1: Yes System Area
8 CF5F:0035 Real-Time Clock Yes Default
Handlers
9 F000:8FBA Redirected IRQ2 Yes BIOS
10 CF5F:00B2 (Reserved) Default
Handlers
11 CF5F:00CA (Reserved) Default
Handlers
12 CF5F:00E2 (Reserved) PS/2 Style Mouse Default
Handlers
13 F000:8FAB Math Coprocessor Yes BIOS
14 CF5F:00FA Fixed Disk Yes Default
Handlers
15 F000:FF53 (Reserved) BIOS
_
Microsoft Diagnostics version 2.00 4/28/96 7:55pm Page 6
========================================================================
<<snip>>
---------------- ROM BIOS F000 65536
------------------
F000:A35E Version
F000:2000 Copyright 1985-1991 Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
F000:E020 Copyright (C) 1985-1991 Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
F000:BF80 PhoenixBIOS
F000:C373 BIOS
F000:C59C SYSTEM BIOS SHADOW disabled!
F000:6EE1 All Rights Reserved
---------------- Video ROM BIOS C000 32768
------------------
C000:0061 Y * Copyright(c)1988 Tseng Laboratories, Inc. 11/30/94
V8.00N
-------------------------- C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT
----------------------------
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
SET SOUND16=C:\OPTI924
C:\OPTI924\sndinit /b
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $p$g
PATH
C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\WINWORD;C:\EXCEL;C:\DOS;C:\ARC;C:/
utils
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
rem - By Windows Setup - LH /L:1,15072 MOUSE
REM add winsock home directory to the path. DO NOT REMOVE THIS REM
PATH=%PATH%;C:\WINSOCK
mode con codepage prepare=((850) C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ega.cpi)_
Microsoft Diagnostics version 2.00 4/28/96 7:55pm Page 8
========================================================================
mode con codepage select=850
PATH %PATH%;C:\OPTI924
--------------------------- C:\CONFIG.SYS
-----------------------------
DEVICE=C:\OPTI924\cdsetup.sys /T:I /P:170 /I:X /D:X
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM
DOS=UMB
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,12048 =C:\WINDOWS\SETVER.EXE
DOS=HIGH
device=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\display.sys con=(ega,,1)
Country=044,850,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\country.sys
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