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August 7th, 2007, 04:11 PM
#1
Can CMOS settings be saved or printed in XP?
Can the CMOS settings of a WinXP PC be printed out to facilitate resetting (like when the battery dies)? (Of course if there were a program to save and restore the CMOS settings automatically, that would be even better. )
There is an old program called Cmosget.com
http://www.greggore.com/dln091802.htm
But, I gather it uses DOS which I suspect will not work in XP.
Jim
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August 7th, 2007, 04:13 PM
#2
You may be able to find something more specific at the motherboard manufacturers website, but this may help:
http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000391.htm
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August 7th, 2007, 07:55 PM
#3
liam858--Thanks. The programs offered by that site do not seem applicable to WinXP, but I will have to investigate the statement "It is possible that the CMOS setup program may allow you to print the values of your CMOS setup. "
And I'll have a look at the motherboard's site.
Amazing how complicated Windows makes things.
Jim
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August 8th, 2007, 06:11 AM
#4
The CMOS settings are independent of whatever operating system might end up being installed on the system.
One way to record the CMOS settings is to use a camera.
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August 8th, 2007, 10:09 PM
#5
Have often thought that it would be nice to have a way of "saving" the BIOS settings. Excellent idea for the use of a camera Doc. Will try to remember that the very next time I need to go there!!
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August 9th, 2007, 06:04 AM
#6
Originally Posted by buf
Have often thought that it would be nice to have a way of "saving" the BIOS settings. Excellent idea for the use of a camera Doc. Will try to remember that the very next time I need to go there!!
Thanks, and you're welcome.
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August 9th, 2007, 08:46 AM
#7
Just a thought for you--what I have done for years--every Motherboard manual I have ever gotten has many pages explaining the BIOS settings. I make any changes I want and then put a pencil check mark by the settings I have. I use a pencil in case I make any changes in the future. Works well for me.
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August 9th, 2007, 10:31 AM
#8
Stubby pencil works for me too.
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August 9th, 2007, 04:50 PM
#9
Thanks guys, regrettably Dell supplied no motherboard manual. And the Dell Forums all seem to say write down or photo the screen. (Print Screen will not work with a USB printer. I am not sure how to make PrintScreen actually print with a PC/2 connection printer anyway.)
http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?...p&x=7&y=12&p=1
At least this page shows Defaults
http://support.dell.com/support/edoc...et.htm#1106146
liam858--The CMOS.zip download from ComputerHope is 8-10 years old. I am a little leery abut using it. Has anyone else?
Jim
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August 9th, 2007, 07:00 PM
#10
I tried the computerhope program, but I could not get it to work. It would not save the CMOS file. Too bad. It is a non-installable program and very easy to try.
I found another program that sounds like it would work in WinXP.
http://mindprod.com/products1.html#CMOSSV
The bad news is that setting the thing up would probably take more time than just writing the settings down. The only advantage might be that it claims to also restore the settings.
EDIT to post immediately above. I should have said Parallel printer connection and not PC/2.
Last edited by Welshjim; August 9th, 2007 at 07:02 PM.
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