PrintScreen Key on Older Dell
I have connected a parallel-to-serial converter to a Dell
Dimension and am getting output which I can save on another
system using kermit. I want to go through the BIOS setup
routine while capturing the session. Here is a sample of the
opening screen of the BIOS setup
Dell Computer Corporation (www.dell.com)
Page 1 of 2 Precision WorkStation 210 MT Setup BIOS Version: A07
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Time: 21:33:54 Date: Thu Oct 10, 2019 ³ This category sets the time in
³ 24-hour format (hours:minutes:
Diskette Drive A: 3.5 inch, 1.44 MB ³ seconds) for the internal clock/
Diskette Drive B: Not Installed ³ calendar.
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Drives: ³ To change the value in a field,
Primary Type Cyls Hds Pre LZ Sec Size ³ enter a number or use the left-
Drive 0: Auto EIDE Drive 65533 ³ or right-arrow key.
Drive 1: None ³
Secondary ³ Changes take effect immediately.
Drive 0: None ³
Drive 1: None ³
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Reserved Memory: None ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
CPU Speed: 600 MHz ³ Pentiumø III Processor - 600MHz
Num Lock: On ³ CPU ID: 681
Chassis Intrusion: Not Detected ³ Level 2 Cache: 256 KB Integrated
Thermal Power-off: Enabled ³ System Memory: 1024 MB SDRAM
Video DAC Snoop: Off ³ Service Tag: H8UD1
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Tab,Shift-Tab change fields³ change values³Alt-P next³Esc exit³Alt-B reboot
The printer interface is obviously working even if what
comes out is a bit de-formatted but I seem to recall, there may
be a key sequence one can hit to cause printscreen to essentially
stay in effect and echo a continuous log as one does things such
as go through the setup.
What you saw was what happens when striking the PrintScrn
Key. I tried Control-Printscrn and got nothing. Shift-printscrn
just did the same thing as printscrn by itself.
Is there anything else I can try?
Martin McCormick
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