EISA - was VLB SCSI?

From: Jim <technos_at_nerdland.org>
Date: Fri Nov 2 04:16:13 2001

Easy. Just replace the bios battery.

Prolly a lithium button cell the size of a nickle in a holder near the BIOS,
if I remember right.

Jim

On Thursday, November 01, 2001 3:57 PM, M H Stein [SMTP:mhstein_at_usa.net] wrote:
> Hmmm, that reminds me:
>
> I have an EISA Compaq 486sx at a client site from which I had to remove
> an add-on internal modem; ran the diagnostic/configuration program, it
> says everything's fine, but when it boots it stops waiting for F1 saying
> the configuration's incorrect. Press F1 to continue & everything works,
> just a nuisance 'cause it can't restart after a power failure without
> someone there to press F1.
> Any ideas?
>
> Can give more details off-list if anyone can help.
>
> m
>
> ----------Original Message----------
> Date: 1 Nov 2001 1:11:30 +0100
> From: "Iggy Drougge" <optimus_at_canit.se>
> Subject: Re: VLB SCSI?
>
> ...What I dislike about either system is that it's so awfully software-based.
> IMO you can't really can't call MCA or EISA plug'n'play...
>
>
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