Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.PCS 1/10/84; site ahuta.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!ahuta!dmt From: dmt@ahuta.UUCP (d.tutelman) Newsgroups: net.micro.pc Subject: Re: Dos Startup modification Message-ID: <431@ahuta.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 07:42:58 EST Article-I.D.: ahuta.431 Posted: Fri Feb 8 07:42:58 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 9-Feb-85 06:24:17 EST References: <307@psivax.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 18 CC: dmt REFERENCES: <307@psivax.UUCP> As has already been pointed out, doing away with the startup test involves burning new ROMs. I disagree with the comment about expense (unless you buy an EPROM burner for this one-shot job), but it may be illegal. In order to do it, you would need to copy the IBM BIOS ROM onto a writeable medium (say, a floppy), edit it, and use the edited version as input to an EPROM programmer. IBM has been sticky about people copying their BIOS, even as the starting point for a modified BIOS. They may not know (or care, if they do know) about your one-off job, but they have the legal right to stop you if they do. Other vendors of BIOS may permit copying, or may have a BIOS that already bypasses the RAM test. I've heard good things about the BIOS sold by Display Telecommunications Corp, though no first-hand experience. It's advertised in BYTE for $30. Dave Tutelman