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From: harbula@edinboro.edu (Dave Harbula)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Diagnostics with AMI BIOS
Message-ID: <3957@edinboro.edu>
Date: 19 Jun 91 15:03:06 GMT
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Organization: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
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In article <23619@shlump.lkg.dec.com>, reisert@mast.enet.dec.com (Jim Reisert) writes:
> In article <1991Jun18.170421.26077@cbnewsj.att.com>, ker@cbnewsj.att.com (kenneth.roser) writes...
>>My 386-33 machine has an AMI bios dated 5/91.  I thought that one of the
>>features of an AMI BIOS was built in diagnostics.  How does one invoke
>>these diagnostics?   It's not specified in my motherboard documentation.
 
> I have an older AMI BIOS in my Northgate, and during the boot process,
> before it access the disks, there is a prompt to hit DEL to get to the
> SETUP/DIAGNOSTICS menu.  Yours should have the same.
 
Hmmm...   The AMI bios in my ARES is dated 3/91 wants me to hit ESC.

  - Dave