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ryxdp
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O.P. "odd" stuff in biosinfo.inf
I was looking at my biosinfo.inf file (don't ask why) and i found stuff like this:
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Originally posted by biosinfo.inf
; Machines on which we need to block setup
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IBMTPA20P_IVET54WW
IBMTPA20P_IVET55WW
IBMTPA20P_IVET59WW
DELLPREC330-A7
DELLPREC330-A8
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; Machines which need ACPI checks
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ToshibaPortege3020
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; Machines which needs modifications to the BX workaround
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IBMHatteras
ToshibaTecra8000
ToshibaPortege7000
ToshibaPortege7010
ToshibaSatellite4000
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; Machines which need the SLP# workaround
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ACERM25D02/25/00
COMPAQLAREDO07/05/99
DellPrecisionWS210
DellPrecisionWS410
DellPrecisionWS610
DellPowerEdge1300
DellPowerEdge2300
DellPowerEdge4300
DellPowerEdge4350
DellPowerEdge6300
DellPowerEdge6350
DellPowerEdge8450
GatewayOR84
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; Machines which cannot support Sx states
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GatewayN0BPE040
MICRONTREK2SPF01/19/00
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; Machines which do not support any Sleep State
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AMIINTAMIINT1008/19/00
ToshibaSatellite300x
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; Machines that have PCMCIA hacks
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IBMTP760XD
IBMTP760EL
MICRONTREK2
MICRONTREK2B
DELLLATITUDELT
TOSHIBA7020CTwIrq5Bug
TOSHIBA4200wIrq5Bug
CompaqWranglerUMBConflict
CompaqEraUMBConflict
ToshibaPcmciaIrqRouting
It looks interesting as it seems (to me) to be a list of all the computers that needed repairs or something. It probably isn't, but I was just wondering what it is if not that.
This post was edited on 09-09-2007 at 12:43 AM by ryxdp.
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| 09-08-2007 11:01 PM |
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ShawnZ
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RE: "odd" stuff in biosinfo.inf
how are those "microsoft" computers?
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| 09-08-2007 11:08 PM |
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andrewdodd13
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RE: "odd" stuff in biosinfo.inf
These are work-arounds provided by Microsoft to allow Windows to work on machines which have errors or other faults in the BIOS - although I'm not sure about the "Block Setup on these machines" section.
Linux has options which are similar to these such as -noapic or -acpi=off etc.
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| 09-08-2007 11:19 PM |
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ryxdp
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O.P. RE: RE: "odd" stuff in biosinfo.inf
quote:
Originally posted by ShawnZ
how are those "microsoft" computers?
In particular I found this machine entry:
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Originally posted by biosinfo.inf
JBondPC1500CP
These names sound like machine names (eg. you would call your PC "the home PC" etc.).
The stuff just looked a bit unusual in there but I think I've got it now thanks to andrewdodd13. |
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| 09-09-2007 12:50 AM |
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ShawnZ
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RE: "odd" stuff in biosinfo.inf
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Originally posted by Ryxpia
These names sound like machine names
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| 09-09-2007 01:01 AM |
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ryxdp
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O.P. RE: "odd" stuff in biosinfo.inf
That's exactly my point. I haven't a clue.
Please keep in mind not all people have the same amount of knowledge as you.
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| 09-09-2007 01:16 AM |
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ShawnZ
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RE: "odd" stuff in biosinfo.inf
i've never even heard of a biosinfo.inf file. i'm just not an idiot.
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| 09-09-2007 01:20 AM |
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RE: "odd" stuff in biosinfo.inf
actually, where did you find the file  *All posts are a purely speculative hypothesis based on abstract reasoning.
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| 09-09-2007 01:55 AM |
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ryxdp
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O.P. RE: "odd" stuff in biosinfo.inf
C:\Windows\ServicePackFiles\i386\biosinfo.inf
And nor am I an idiot, I just happen to have certain limits to my knowledge. 
This post was edited on 09-09-2007 at 01:57 AM by ryxdp.
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| 09-09-2007 01:56 AM |
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RE: "odd" stuff in biosinfo.inf
IIRC, that file also appears in /windows/inf, after a stock standard installation.
was put impeccably into words at DebianDay for me last Saturday, by Knut Yrvin of Trolltech - adults try something once, fail, and then are like "ffs this doesn't work". Children try, fail, and then try again, and succeed - maybe on the second, or even fifth retry. But the thing is that they keep at it and overcome the problems in the end.
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