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From: chaz@chinet.chi.il.us (Charlie Kestner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Diagnostics with AMI BIOS
Message-ID: <1991Jun19.034826.6420@chinet.chi.il.us>
Date: 19 Jun 91 03:48:26 GMT
References: <1991Jun18.170421.26077@cbnewsj.att.com>
Distribution: usa
Organization: Chinet - Chicago Public Access UNIX
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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.
>
>On the other hand, is it possible my BIOS doesn't have this feature?


  You can get to the diagnostics (provided your BIOS has them), by
doing whatever is required to get to the CMOS setup program at
bootup.
  On my AMI BIOS (dated 4/90), I get there by hitting the delete key
at bootup.  The BIOS then presents me with a choice of "SETUP" or
"DIAGS".