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- From: Jim_Johnson@abcd.Houghton.MI.US (Jim Johnson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Bio Setup on old IBM PC XT
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- Message-ID: <Jim_Johnson.0ay4@abcd.Houghton.MI.US>
- Date: 13 Nov 92 08:42:16 EST
- Organization: Amiga BitSwap Central Dispatch
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- In a message dated Thu 12 Nov 92 9:08, Ma90fau@imath1.ucsd.edu (ma90fau)
- wrote:
-
- M> Hi, is there a bio setup program for IBM PC XT? If yes, what key
- M> combination should I use to activate it?
- M> Also, is it possible to fit a 286 motherboard into the IBM case?
-
- XT class machines do not have a bios setup (they don't store configurations
- in CMOS memory). All configuration changes have to be done by hand via dip
- switches on the motherboard and/or dip switches/jumpers on the cards.
-
- Yes, there are several 286 upgrade motherboards out there that will fit
- into an IBM XT case. If you upgrade, I strongly urge you to also upgrade
- your power supply. The original XT power supply can barely handle the power
- demands of an AT class system.
-
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