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From: gettys@regent.enet.dec.com (Bob Gettys N1BRM)
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Subject: Re: Changing CMOS under Phoenix BIOS.
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In article <1990Sep21.155843.24804@cbnewsl.att.com>, rjs3@cbnewsl.att.com (Robert J. Snyder, III) writes...
> 
>I have two friends with AT style clones containing the Phoenix BIOS.  I think
>they need to have their CMOS configuration information updated to reflect
>their current disk arrangement.  Unfortunately, the instructions they
>got with their machines don't really address this issue.  On my own machine
>with an AMI BIOS, I can get to a configuration screen during bootup by
>typing CTRL-ESC, but this doesn't work on my friends machines.  I looked
>in several books on PC hardware but couldn't find any references on how
>to set the correct values, although I did find ways to save and restore
>the existing CMOS values with some small assembly language programs.  Can
>anybody give me some clues?  Please send me mail and I will summarize
>any successful answers in a later posting.
> 
>	Robert Snyder
>	rjs3@cbnewsl.ATT.COM, or
>	rjs@moss.ATT.COM



	I have a Phoenix Bios in my 386SX and it is accessed by hitting
ctrl-alt-S at the dos prompt. The rest of it is pretty much self explanatory
and easy to follow. 

	/s/	Bob