At 11:28 AM 10/16/04 -0700, you wrote:
>On Sat, 16 Oct 2004, Marvin Johnston wrote:
>
>> It might be interesting to have a list of ways that the BIOS gets
>> accessed during startup. These are the ways that I know about; are there
>> others I've missed? I don't recall which keys work with what BIOS and
>> that might also be interesting information to have.
>>
>> * Setup disk (IBM AT)
>> * Del key
>> * Cntl-Alt-Insert
>> * Cntl-Alt-S
>> * F1 key
>> * F2 key
>> * F10 key (Compaq)
>
>It would be great if there was a database of all computer models that gave
>this information, as well as other useful tidbits. It could be a Wiki
>thing, or certainly an open, public thing that people could contribute
>to.
It would be nice if they could post the unique setup programs there too.
Joe
>
>I hate having to go to the manufacturer's website to find out because it
>usually takes a few clicks and searches.
>
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