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- The two Assembly Language source programs and their
- respective assembled COM files are derived from PC-Magazine,
- Volume 6, Number 11, June 9, 1987. Their purpose is to save
- CMOS memory storage of PC-AT's setup information into a file
- so that when the battery has to be changed, it can be
- reloaded without having to use the setup program.
- CMOSGET.COM will write the data from CMOS memory to a file
- using DOS redirection thusly:
-
- C:>CMOSGET > A:CMOS.DAT
-
- The target diskette in dirve A: should be a boot diskette
- with an AUTOEXEC.BAT file that looks like this:
-
- DATE
- TIME
- CMOSPUT < CMOS.DAT
-
-
- This diskette should be booted after the AT battery is
- replaced. Ignore error messages, and reset DOS time and date
- when prompted. The file CMOSPUT.COM, which must be on the
- diskette, will reload the setup information previously stored
- in the CMOS memory and will reset the CMOS clock to the DOS
- clock setting just loaded.
-
- J. L. Wargula 05-17-87 21:22