David Gillett wrote:

> On 15 Feb 99, at 16:33, jim wrote:
>
> > re: the recent thread on the list about BIOS v.s. CMOS.  is there
> > any way to store CMOS settings on a bootable floppy?  i once had my
> > CMOS battery go bad, and had to go through incredible hoops (and not

> > negligible expense) to get the settings restored.  any way to save
it
> > on a bootable floppy, just in case?
>
>   I know that I have seen freeware utilities to save CMOS data to
disk,
> and to restore it.  They don't care whether the disk is bootable, but
> it is definitely more useful in that case.
>
>   Note that since the CMOS provides parameters to the BIOS before the
> first disk access, you'll have to AT LEAST configure the CMOS to
> recognize the floppy drive before you can use such a disk.
>
> David G
>
>

Click here to find a cmos save utility.  http://mindprod.com/index.html

It's called CMOSSAVE. I've had it on a floppy for over a year and I've
checked my cmos with it but fortunately haven't had to actually use it
to
restore.
Might be what you're looking for.

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  Jimi Moore

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