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- From: mike@mallard.demon.co.uk (Mike Zanker)
- Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!mallard.demon.co.uk!mike
- Subject: Re: Cheap keyboard?
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- References: <1992Dec25.201141.18863@csx.cciw.ca>
- Organization: Mallard Independent Mail and News, Leeds, UK
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- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 23:05:39 +0000
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- In article <1992Dec25.201141.18863@csx.cciw.ca> hcp@csx.cciw.ca writes:
-
- >In article <725296546snz@mallard.demon.co.uk> mike@mallard.demon.co.uk writes:
- >
- >>>>BIOS is also AMI, but slightly more recent (and no "advanced
- >>>>chipset setup" options).
- >
- >Now this may be a red herring since supposedly this problem only shows up under
- >DOS due to fast A20-gate switching, but I thought I would bring it up anyways:
- >
- >What is at the end of the BIG BIOS serial number when the machine boots? For
- >the latest keyboard BIOS (for AMI) there should be the letters 'KF' or at least
- >an 'F'. With earlier revisions of this BIOS, I have heard that there are
- >problems with the keyboard in protected mode due to the A20 gate. Earlier
- >versions include 'KA', 'K8' and 'KD'.
- >
- >Does your machine have a 'Fast A20 gate' option in CMOS setup? In the article
- >that discusses the A20-gate problem it says that setting this option should
- >always be done; it may make the problems go away.
-
- Hmm - I've justed booted up and the serial number ends -F. Fast
- A20 Gate is also enabled. Next? :-)
-
- >I wonder if the 'cheap keyboard problem' is an entirely different and
- >unconnected phenomena?
-
- Who knows? If I have to stick with this "standard" US setup, will
- my system support other device drivers, such as those required
- for MGR? Everything else seems to be working OK.
-
- Regards,
-
- Mike
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