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- DOCUMENT:Q111326 22-FEB-1994 [W_NT]
- TITLE :Keyboard Errors with Cybex Commander & Dell Computers
- PRODUCT :Windows NT
- PROD/VER:3.10
- OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
- KEYWORDS:
-
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- The information in this article applies to:
-
- - Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
- - Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
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-
- SYMPTOMS
- ========
-
- Intermittent keyboard error messages appear when running Windows NT or
- Windows NT Advanced Server on a Dell Computer Corporation computer with a
- Cybex Autoboot Commander keyboard switch box.
-
- CAUSE
- =====
-
- There is a problem with the BIOS on Dell computers that does not allow the
- necessary 10 milliseconds for the Autoboot Commander to properly respond to
- commands.
-
- STATUS
- ======
-
- Dell Computer Corporation is aware of the problem and is making corrections
- to its BIOS. Below is a list of affected Dell computers and tentative BIOS
- revisions that Dell expects will fix this problem:
-
- Dell Computer Tentative BIOS Revision
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- LM/LT A15
- ME/XE A12
- L/LV/MX/MXV A06
- Omniplex 560/566 (Pentium) A02 or A03
-
- Dell technical support can be contacted at (800) 624-9896.
-
- The products included here are manufactured by vendors independent of
- Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these
- products' performance or reliability.
-
- Additional reference words: 3.10
- KBCategory:
- KBSubCategory: hrdwr
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