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From: ted@polyof.poly.edu (A1 ted kapela (staff) )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: ROM BIOS
Summary: AMI 386-BIOS Extended Setup
Message-ID: <1990Sep13.215213.69@polyof.poly.edu>
Date: 13 Sep 90 21:52:13 GMT
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Organization: Polytechnic University
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In article <&DB%F7|@rpi.edu> sigma@pawl.rpi.edu (Kevin J Martin) writes:
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>can buy a new set of chips for no more than $60.  I have AMI-386 BIOS, and
>although its setup program is slightly weak, I haven't seen the other two

I have the AMI-386 BIOS with the Extended Setup (for the Chips and
Technologies Chipset).  The standard setup is included, but I never
use it.  The extended setup allows direct register-value modification
(The changes are not stored in CMOS RAM until you exit.  You may choose
to abort the changes if you want.).  Command wait states and Data
wait states are all adjustable for 8, 16 and 32 bit buses.  I find
these are what I change the most as I change the boards in the machine.

Shadowing of system BIOS, and video BIOS are both selectable.  Marking
parts of higher RAM read-only (for the shadowed bios, etc...) is also
available. 

I would definitely choose the BIOS with extended setup if I had a choice
(over the standard AMI setup)

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