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Date:	Wed, 4 Jun 2003 10:32:25 PDT7
From:	"J. R. Fox" <jr_fox@pacbell.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Re: BIOS settings

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Harry wrote:

> The MOST IMPORTANT think that I think you should do is write down or copy/print
> your BIOS settings. I do this everytime I install new hardware and its really saved me.
> I've been able to go back to a previous configuration without a problem (on several
> occasions the new hardware just did not work out to my satisfaction).

Yes, I always do that too. An important reference to have.

> Fortunately for me I can print my BIOS settings, using Print Screen. You may (or, may not)

> be able to use Print Screen on your system for this. If you cannot, I would take the time to

> write them all down.

That doesn't work here, so I have to do it by hand. A bit of a drag, and my handwriting isn't
very good. It would be nice if there was some utility that could capture and record this info
for
later printing out.

This reminds me of a question I hope you or someone else might be able to answer. I've always
bought the ECC type of memory, which is supported by the motherboards I've used, going back
to my first Pentium based system. I have Enabled the appropriate BIOS setting for this, which
I always find still set there whenever I might have occasion to check BIOS settings. YET, when
this system boots up, and the hardware resources screen (my inexact description) comes up,
before
the h/d boots one OS or another, one of the things I can quickly, barely read in that table
onscreen
says "Data Integrity: Non-ECC." I'm really wondering why that would be ? It sounds like I've
gone
to the extra trouble and expense for nothing !

Jordan

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